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“How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?”
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“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
― Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
― Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
“And never have I felt so deeply
at one and the same time so detached from myself and so present in the world.”
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at one and the same time so detached from myself and so present in the world.”
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“you can't make homes out of human beings someone should have already told you that
and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love.”
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and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love.”
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Mel’s 2025 Year in Books
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