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Eric’s Quotes

Matsuo Bashō
“Come, see the true
flowers
of this pained world.”
― Basho, On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho
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And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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Pablo Neruda
“They can cut all the flowers, but they can't stop the spring...”
― Pablo Neruda
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James Baldwin
“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”
― James Baldwin
tags: artists, exposing, love, lovers, sharing, truth
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Matsuo Bashō
“The journey itself is my home.”
― Matsuo Basho
tags: travel
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