“I do not have a purpose any more than a mouse or a slug or a thornbush does. Why do you have to have one in order to feel content?”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
“In a certain mood, the earth itself can seem a ouija board, calling out its advice, discharging symbol after symbol, relentless and malevolent, though to ordinary eyes nothing more has happened than a single back and white bird winging down the sky.”
― To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface
― To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface
“Meaning wasn’t in me, meaning wasn’t in another, meaning arose in the encounter between us.”
― The Morning Star
― The Morning Star
“I look at Wolfgang and I see someone smart and kind," says Andrew. "I want him to be critical, but not at the expense of camaraderie. His compassion and his intelligence are complex enough to allow for both if we just don't--"
"Don't what?"
"If we don't get in his way.”
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"Don't what?"
"If we don't get in his way.”
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“You’re an animal, Sibling Dex. You are not separate or other. You’re an animal. And animals have no purpose. Nothing has a purpose. The world simply is.”
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
― A Psalm for the Wild-Built
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