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For a moment
The surrounding utters no sound.
Time ceases.
The Paradise of Dreams come true.

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Source: "For A Moment", Bruce Lee's hand-written poem, from Bruce Lee Papers — as quoted in Bruce Lee: Artist of Life (2001) edited by John Little, p. 100
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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