“Neither a person entirely broken
nor one entirely whole can speak.
In sorrow, pretend to be fearless. In happiness, tremble.”
― Given Sugar, Given Salt
nor one entirely whole can speak.
In sorrow, pretend to be fearless. In happiness, tremble.”
― Given Sugar, Given Salt
“Who knows but that, on the lower frequencies, I speak for you?”
― Invisible Man
― Invisible Man
“Everything has two endings-
a horse, a piece of string, a phone call.
Before a life, air.
And after.
As silence is not silence, but a limit of hearing.”
― Come, Thief: Poems
a horse, a piece of string, a phone call.
Before a life, air.
And after.
As silence is not silence, but a limit of hearing.”
― Come, Thief: Poems
“The essential doesn't change.”
― Waiting for Godot
― Waiting for Godot
“Am I alive and a reality, or am I but a dream?”
― The Return of Tarzan
― The Return of Tarzan
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