“That simple.
You lived or you died.
And in between the two, if you kept your mind open and aware and listened and smelled and watched...
In between you learned.”
― Northwind
You lived or you died.
And in between the two, if you kept your mind open and aware and listened and smelled and watched...
In between you learned.”
― Northwind
“Because when I read, I don't really read; I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop, or I sip it like a liqueur until the thought dissolves in me like alcohol, infusing brain and heart and coursing on through the veins to the root of each blood vessel.”
― Too Loud a Solitude
― Too Loud a Solitude
“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him.”
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“And then you do all you can to make sure it never happens again - to anyone. And where you see injustice, you say so, and you encourage others to do the same.”
― When the World Was Ours
― When the World Was Ours
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