“Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself”
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“We are, after all, citizens of the world - a world filled with bacteria, some friendly, some not so friendly. Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonald's? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, Senor Tamale Stand Owner, Sushi-chef-san, Monsieur Bucket-head. What's that feathered game bird, hanging on the porch, getting riper by the day, the body nearly ready to drop off? I want some.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
“she was too much of a warrior
to be considered a princess
she never cared for the crown
she preferred a sword”
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to be considered a princess
she never cared for the crown
she preferred a sword”
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“We fly above the spectral shield that shall never be quite finished, but it's all right. We are our own prism of light now.”
― The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
― The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
“Most of what I know
I've learned from falling,
from placing the brighter side
of my hands against the earth
and pressing until vertical.
The ground has taught me
more about flight
than the sky ever could.”
― I'll Fly Away
I've learned from falling,
from placing the brighter side
of my hands against the earth
and pressing until vertical.
The ground has taught me
more about flight
than the sky ever could.”
― I'll Fly Away
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