So long as I have questions to which there are no answers, I shall go on writing.
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Holding someone's hand was always my idea of joy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Joy can be found in simple physical connections with loved ones.
This quote expresses the deep emotional satisfaction that comes from affectionate gestures, such as holding hands. It highlights how intimate acts of love and connection can lead to profound joy in one's life, emphasizing the beauty found in shared moments with others.
Themes
JoyLoveConnectionAffectionHolding HandsHappiness
In practice
Example use cases
During a wedding speech about the importance of love and connection.
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All quotes →A horse is freedom so indominable that it becomes useless to imprison it to serve man: it lets itself be domesticated, but with a simple, rebellious toss of the head-shaking its mane like an abundance of free-flowing hair-it shows that its inner nature is always wild, translucent and free.
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Ela acreditava em anjo e, porque acreditava, eles existiam" | "She believed in angels, and, because she believed, they existed
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