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“Silence has sometimes a remarkable power of showing itself as the disembodied sould of feeling wandering without its carcase, and it is then more impressive than speech. In the same way to say a little is often to tell more than to say.”
― Far From the Madding Crowd
― Far From the Madding Crowd
“I believe in the world as in a daisy,
Because I see it. But I don’t think about it,
Because to think is to not understand.
The world wasn’t made for us to think about it
(To think is to have eyes that aren’t well)
But to look at it and to be in agreement.”
― A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems
Because I see it. But I don’t think about it,
Because to think is to not understand.
The world wasn’t made for us to think about it
(To think is to have eyes that aren’t well)
But to look at it and to be in agreement.”
― A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems
“The power of language. Preserving the ephemeral; giving form to dreams, permanence to sparks of sunlight.”
― Moon Tiger
― Moon Tiger
“What does not engage our feelings does not long engage our thoughts either.”
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“She cannot receive any power from me greater than she now has, which consists in her own purity and innocence of heart.”
― The Snow Queen
― The Snow Queen
Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
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