“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.”
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
― Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
“You will fall in love with train rides, and sooner or later you will
realize that nowhere seems like home anymore.”
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realize that nowhere seems like home anymore.”
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“I look at you and see all the ways a soul can bruise, and I wish I could sink my hands into your flesh and light lanterns along your spine so you know that there's nothing but light when I see you.”
― The Anatomy of Being
― The Anatomy of Being
“You,
with your hands full of Earth and your head full of
rainfall. How many hearts do you hold in your own?”
― The Anatomy of Being
with your hands full of Earth and your head full of
rainfall. How many hearts do you hold in your own?”
― The Anatomy of Being
“Let the word in and sooner or later people will see the oceans pouring out of you. You'll walk down the street and someone will mistake you for the sky. You are beautiful because you let yourself feel, and that is a brave thing indeed.”
― The Anatomy of Being
― The Anatomy of Being
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