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Jailbird
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I was making my mind as blank as possible, you see, since the past was so embarrassing and the future so terrifying.
“I replied that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me was the saints I met, people behaving unselfishly and capably. They turned up in the most unexpected places. Perhaps you, dear reader, are or can become a saint for her sweet child to meet.”
― Timequake
― Timequake
“Everyone else has gone away. And now coming back home isn’t really coming back home at all.”
― Brown Girl Dreaming
― Brown Girl Dreaming
“You are not your body and hair-style, but your capacity for choosing well. If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be.”
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
― The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
“Many people need desperately to receive this message: “I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people don’t care about them. You are not alone.”
― Timequake
― Timequake
“Wendell Berry’s formula for a good life and a good community is simple and pleasingly unoriginal. Slow down. Pay attention. Do good work. Love your neighbours. Love your place. Stay in your place. Settle for less, enjoy it more.”
― The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
― The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry
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