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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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“Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be...”
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Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;
In the primal sympathy
Which having been must ever be...”
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“I tell you this
to break your heart,
by which I mean only
that it break open and never close again
to the rest of the world.”
― New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2
to break your heart,
by which I mean only
that it break open and never close again
to the rest of the world.”
― New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2
“Listen--are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?”
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