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Sometimes after dinner he could be coaxed into reciting “The Shooting of Dan McGrew,” a long and thrilling ballad by the British-Canadian poet Robert Service, that he had learned by heart.
My grandpa loved Robert W. Service. His favorite poem was The Cremation of Sam McGee.
“Quietness is an essential part of all awareness. In quiet times and sleepy times, a child can dwell in thoughts of his own, and in songs and stories of his own.”
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“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.”
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“Zamanism is about creating power and private resources for all in society by destroying bureaucratic and monopolistic control on society.”
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
― ZAMANISM Wealth of the People
“There are no easy answers, there's only living through the questions.”
― Missing Joseph
― Missing Joseph
“I know of a cure for everything: salt water...in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea.”
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