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“ Once she said the world was an astonishing animal: light was its spirit and noise was its mind. That it was composed to feed on honor, but did not. ”

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We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.

~ Jack Gilbert

I lie in the dark wondering if this quiet in me nowis a beginning or an end.

~ Jack Gilbert

We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars.

~ Jack Gilbert

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must havethe stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthlessfurnace of this world. To make injustice the onlymeasure of our attention is to praise the Devil.

~ Jack Gilbert