“I took my power in my hand.
And went against the world;
'T was not so much as David had,
But I was twice as bold.
I aimed my pebble, but myself
Was all the one that fell.
Was it Goliath was too large,
Or only I too small?”
― Selected Poems
And went against the world;
'T was not so much as David had,
But I was twice as bold.
I aimed my pebble, but myself
Was all the one that fell.
Was it Goliath was too large,
Or only I too small?”
― Selected Poems
“Grow as you build. Autotelism. ‘Auto’ for self and ‘telos’ for goal. Find joy in the learning, Pablo, not in what it will get you. It took me so much searching to stop searching.”
― Permanent Record
― Permanent Record
“I care about everything equally until I care about so many things I get overwhelmed and care about nothing at all.”
― Permanent Record
― Permanent Record
“Sometimes I wonder what would happen if we told each other the things we never say.”
― Permanent Record
― Permanent Record
“Art is fuelled by longing but you must learn to want what you have, not get what you want. It’s the only way to stop suffering.”
― Permanent Record
― Permanent Record
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