“Ten times a day something happens to me like this - some strengthening throb of amazement - some good sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.”
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“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.”
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“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
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“the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own”
―
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own”
―
“there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life you could save.”
―
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do --
determined to save
the only life you could save.”
―
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