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“Play is the highest form of research.”
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“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”
― To Love and Be Loved
― To Love and Be Loved
“The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.”
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“I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses, but as a lifestyle, I found it too confining. It was just too needful; it expected me to be there for it all the time, and with all I have to do--I had to let something go.”
― The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
― The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
“How to be a Poet
(to remind myself)
i
Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill—more of each
than you have—inspiration
work, growing older, patience,
for patience joins time
to eternity…
ii
Breathe with unconditional breath
the unconditioned air.
Shun electric wire.
Communicate slowly. Live
a three-dimensional life;
stay away from screens.
Stay away from anything
that obscures the place it is in.
There are no unsacred places;
there are only sacred places
and desecrated places.
iii
Accept what comes from silence.
Make the best you can of it.
Of the little words that come
out of the silence, like prayers
prayed back to the one who prays,
make a poem that does not disturb
the silence from which it came.”
― Given
(to remind myself)
i
Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill—more of each
than you have—inspiration
work, growing older, patience,
for patience joins time
to eternity…
ii
Breathe with unconditional breath
the unconditioned air.
Shun electric wire.
Communicate slowly. Live
a three-dimensional life;
stay away from screens.
Stay away from anything
that obscures the place it is in.
There are no unsacred places;
there are only sacred places
and desecrated places.
iii
Accept what comes from silence.
Make the best you can of it.
Of the little words that come
out of the silence, like prayers
prayed back to the one who prays,
make a poem that does not disturb
the silence from which it came.”
― Given
Katherine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Katherine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
275 books
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55 friends
396 books
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18 friends
135 books
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49 friends
784 books
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174 friends
246 books
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19 friends
1 book
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155 friends
15 books
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70 friends
224 books
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159 friends
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Fiction, History, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Self help, Spirituality, and Travel
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