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“But I can't. Need is not quite belief.”
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“All causes shall give way: I am in blood
Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o’er.”
― Macbeth
Stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o’er.”
― Macbeth
“Is it the sea you hear in me,
Its dissatisfactions?
Or the voice of nothing, that was you madness?
--from "Elm", written 19 April 1962”
― Ariel
Its dissatisfactions?
Or the voice of nothing, that was you madness?
--from "Elm", written 19 April 1962”
― Ariel
“In the Desert
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
― The Black Riders and Other Lines
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
― The Black Riders and Other Lines
“Mother, whose heart hung humble as a button the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.”
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Do not weep.
War is kind.”
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