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“Thus it is that no cruelty whatsoever passes by without impact. Thus it is that we always pay dearly for chasing after what is cheap.”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“I am a tiny seashell
that has secretly drifted ashore
and carries the sound of the ocean
surging through its body.”
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that has secretly drifted ashore
and carries the sound of the ocean
surging through its body.”
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“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.”
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“I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street”
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Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the mountain
And the salmon sing in the street”
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“And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing.”
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