“In the morning there is meaning, in the evening there is feeling.”
― Tender Buttons
― Tender Buttons
“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
― The Happy Prince and Other Stories
“Write as if you were dying. At the same time, assume you write for an audience consisting solely of terminal patients. That is, after all, the case. What would you begin writing if you knew you would die soon? What could you say to a dying person that would not enrage by its triviality?”
― The Writing Life
― The Writing Life
“We live in all we seek.”
― For the Time Being: Essays
― For the Time Being: Essays
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