“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the …”

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

— Khalil Gibran

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Title: Wikiquote: Kahlil Gibran
Type: reference · Secondary source
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Context

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."

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Gibran, Khalil. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Kahlil Gibran. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kahlil_Gibran

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