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“Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“But a hare, now, that is a different thing altogether. A hare is not a pet but a person. Hares are clever and brave and loving, and they have fairy blood in them. It’s a grand thing to have a hare for a friend.”
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“The trauma said, ‘Don’t write these poems.
Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones.”
― The Madness Vase
Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones.”
― The Madness Vase
“My mouth is a fire escape.
The words coming out
don’t care that they are naked.
There is something burning in there.”
― The Madness Vase
The words coming out
don’t care that they are naked.
There is something burning in there.”
― The Madness Vase
“Vulnerability is the only authentic state. Being vulnerable means being open, for wounding, but also for pleasure. Being open to the wounds of life means also being open to the bounty and beauty. Don’t mask or deny your vulnerability: it is your greatest asset. Be vulnerable: quake and shake in your boots with it. the new goodness that is coming to you, in the form of people, situations, and things can only come to you when you are vulnerable, i.e. open.”
― Barefoot Doctor's Guide to the Tao: A Spiritual Handbook for the Urban Warrior
― Barefoot Doctor's Guide to the Tao: A Spiritual Handbook for the Urban Warrior
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