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Quotes by Anthony Liccione

A friend is the wax that keeps the flame lit, an enemy is the wind that blows it out.

As a lie can be buried, the truth will always bloom.

The shadows have both been my refuge and my repulse.

If freedom rings, then bondage bombs.

At the end of every light, is a tunnel of darkness.

In the end, people will not be judged by the darkness they lived in, but by the light they rejected.

As a child, I was afraid of the dark and the monsters on the outside.As a man, I run away from the light, afraid to show the monsters within.

Dont make prayer a consistent battle, but rather constantly pray against lifes battles.

She sheltered her colors in the dark, where others were blind to see; I caught a glimpse of her lastly when she gave me a chance, before disappearing into the day. There was beauty locked in her that unfolded like an umbrellas claw, her true self that desired compassion, trust, protection and the potential to soar. But I missed to late, that what I wasnt looking for, when she left her reasons in the rain.

Faith is, believing there is still a star out there to wish on, just for you, tucked away behind dark clouds.

Unto the Cross came death, and unto death came the Cross.

Trust, is the stone thrown into the sea, sinking deep in all its murkiness, unable to see what it once lived and believed to be a promise.

The best way to handle life, is to put your life in Gods hands.

Its a shame, when Im at the checkout line, and the cashier holds up my bill to the light, in search for a ghost president, or slashing a yellow marker to see if counterfeit. Even in money we cant be trusted. Makes we wonder whats next, will the government make a marker to slash our hand, or an x-ray we will have to walk through, to check if we have a dishonest heart or corrupt spirit?

Its not how many friends you can count, its how many of those you can count on.

I kiss her ghost, and sleep with the dust on her photograph, next to my bedside.

Sometimes I wonder, that one missing sock after doing laundry, is the smart one. After being unhappy for so long, it finally walks away from a frayed, worn-out relationship.

I just wanted to tell you, how beautiful you were; that day, that night, that life.

She had died, I just never told her. So still, we walk, eat and sleep together, in fear one day shell come to realize it.

Should it happen, that your partner leaves you for someone else with more money. To where later you strike it richer than the person they left you for, and the ex finds out, after losing all and regretting. It was a blessing that it ended. Though money wasnt sufficient then, mostly they were rich with your love, now suffering being broke in both.