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“Mockingbirds are the true artists of the bird kingdom. Which is to say, although they're born with a song of their own, an innate riff that happens to be one of the most versatile of all ornithological expressions, mocking birds aren't content to merely play the hand that is dealt them. Like all artists, they are out to rearrange reality. Innovative, willful, daring, not bound by the rules to which others may blindly adhere, the mockingbird collects snatches of birdsong from this tree and that field, appropriates them, places them in new and unexpected contexts, recreates the world from the world. For example, a mockingbird in South Carolina was heard to blend the songs of thirty-two different kinds of birds into a ten-minute performance, a virtuoso display that serve no practical purpose, falling, therefore, into the realm of pure art.”
― Skinny Legs and All
― Skinny Legs and All
“I don’t feel very much like Pooh today," said Pooh.
"There there," said Piglet. "I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.”
― Winnie-the-Pooh
"There there," said Piglet. "I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.”
― Winnie-the-Pooh
“The only way to overcome sadness is to consume it. ”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
“I imagine a line, a white line, painted on the sand and on the ocean, from me to you.”
― Everything is Illuminated
― Everything is Illuminated
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