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“Yes it could be that I am a tiny piece of God,
and each of you too, or at least
of his intention and his hope.
Which is a delight beyond measure”

“And if I come to you
To the door of your comfortable house
with unwashed clothes and unclean fingernails,
will you put something into it?

I would like to take this chance.
I would like to give you this chance.”

“….Are the morning kisses the sweetest or the evenings or the in-betweens? All I know is that ‘thank you’ should appear somewhere…”