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“There was nothing to do but wait. It is always like this for naturalists, and for poets--the long hours of travel and preparation, and then the longer hours of waiting. All for that one electric, pulse-revving vision when the universe suddenly declares itself.”
― The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales
― The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales
“I believe in the magic and authority of words.”
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“We would lie on coral sand, below sugary stars,
watching Cassiopeia mount her throne
and the Great Bear wash its paws in the South.
I would say, "I have a secret to tell you."
And, folding me in your arms, boyish and sly,
you would answer: "Whisper it into my mouth.
”
― Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems
watching Cassiopeia mount her throne
and the Great Bear wash its paws in the South.
I would say, "I have a secret to tell you."
And, folding me in your arms, boyish and sly,
you would answer: "Whisper it into my mouth.
”
― Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems
“Which is crueler, an old man's lost memories of a life lived, or a young man's lost memories of the life he meant to live?”
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“So much in a relationship changes when a partner is seriously ill, helpless yet blameless, and indefatigably needy. I felt old. [p. 99]
The animal part of him in pain accepted my caring. But the part of himself watching himself in that pain didn't believe I could ever respect him again. None of this crossed my mind. I couldn't risk knowing it. No one could and continue caregiving. They'd feel so unappreciated and wronged that it would drive them away. [p. 100]”
― One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing
The animal part of him in pain accepted my caring. But the part of himself watching himself in that pain didn't believe I could ever respect him again. None of this crossed my mind. I couldn't risk knowing it. No one could and continue caregiving. They'd feel so unappreciated and wronged that it would drive them away. [p. 100]”
― One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing
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