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“That music could have crumbled proud belief
With doubt, or in the bosom of the sage
Madden the heart that had outmastered grief,
And flood with tears the eyes of frozen age
And turn the young man's feet to pilgrimage -
So sharp it was, so sure a path it found,
Soulward with stabbing wounds of bitter sound.
- Dymer, Canto I, v. 24”
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With doubt, or in the bosom of the sage
Madden the heart that had outmastered grief,
And flood with tears the eyes of frozen age
And turn the young man's feet to pilgrimage -
So sharp it was, so sure a path it found,
Soulward with stabbing wounds of bitter sound.
- Dymer, Canto I, v. 24”
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“The illusion that the self is separate from the rest of the world is the driving factor that limits our potential. Once you realize there's nothing special about the self, it becomes easier to manipulate.”
― The Rise of Kyoshi
― The Rise of Kyoshi
“You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress, simultaneously.”
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“That’s what winter is: an exercise in remembering how to still yourself then how to come pliantly back to life again.”
― Winter
― Winter
“He was my echo. Everything I do is quieter now," she said to the other women in the closet.”
― Anxious People
― Anxious People
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