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In the Presence of Absence

by Mahmoud Darwish

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As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

by Zoulfa Katouh (Goodreads Author)

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平原上的摩西

by Shuang Xuetao

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Jaide’s Quotes

“No, emptiness is not nothingness. Emptiness is a type of existence. You must use this existential emptiness to fill yourself.”
― Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem

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“We never sleep. What will happen when all grandmas run out of fire? We can’t die. We die, nobody take care of you.”
― Marilyn Chin, Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen

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“The sadness will last forever.”
― Vincent van Gogh

tags: forever, sadness, van-gogh, vincent-van-goghogh

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“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never to forget.”
― Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living

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“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don't Hesitate)”
― Mary Oliver, Swan: Poems and Prose Poems

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