“Stars do not pull each other down to be more visible; they shine brighter.”
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“All writing is essentially autobiographical because our composed thought patterns reflect our accumulated life experiences. At some level, every type of work, whether it is literature, poetry, music, painting, photography, sculpture, or architecture, is always a portrait of the creator. We cannot escape ourselves any more than we can outrun our shadow.”
― Dead Toad Scrolls
― Dead Toad Scrolls
“There are still no curtains in the rooms, still no sign of eccentricity.”
― running is flying intermittently
― running is flying intermittently
“Please excuse this outpouring which perhaps makes no sense but is the utter darkness of my spirit pouring from me like black blood.”
― The Green Knight
― The Green Knight
“Thou Shalt Not,” the controllers say. “Thou Shalt, Thou Shalt, Thou Shalt, Thou Shalt, Thou Shalt,” we say. Reject their Mind Control. Their sins are false. Sin for Salvation.”
― Sin for Salvation
― Sin for Salvation
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