“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”

— Khalil Gibran

This line was later paraphrased by John Lennon, in his song "Julia", on The Beatles (1968): "Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it just to reach you, Julia."
Sand and Foam (1926)

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