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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
“We are betrayed by what is false within”
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“In which star of the unclimbed sky wilt though begin our search? Or in which of the secret streams of the ocean where the last green rays are quenched in oozy darkness?”
― The Worm Ouroboros
― The Worm Ouroboros
“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
“All I am is smoke and mirrors ...”
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Maria’s 2025 Year in Books
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