Author Unknown Quote: "A dream can fortify a man's..."

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A dream can fortify a man's life, or it can bring suffering upon it. A dream can make a man feel alive, or it can kill him instead. Even if a man is abandoned by that dream, part of it will remain smoldering in his heart. Every man has envisioned his life in this way, at least once: a life as a martyr to his dream, his God. To simply exist just because one's been born is the sort of notion that I hate; I can't stand it.
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Anyone who has had a real encounter with smoldering will recognize something in this. Recognition is the test of whether a quote is actually true.

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