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“Forest! They seek your trees to sleep among,
With their long sentences hung. Forest!”
― The Best of Rilke
With their long sentences hung. Forest!”
― The Best of Rilke
“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
“Everything you can imagine is real.”
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“Resist much, obey little.”
― Leaves of Grass
― Leaves of Grass
“Don't let the bastards grind you down.”
― The Handmaid’s Tale
― The Handmaid’s Tale
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