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“It is impossible for me to be an Anarchist, for I do not believe in the essential goodness of man. The world, the physical world, that was once all in all to me, has at moments such as these no roa...”
“Childhood is not from birth to a certain age and at a certain age. The child is grown, and puts away childish things. Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.”
“And so beneath the weight lay IAnd suffered death, but could not die.”
“I avoid the looming visitor,Flee him adroitly around corners,Hating him, wishing him well;Lest if he confront me I be forced to say what is in no wise true:That he is welcome; that I am unoccupied;...”
“Lost in Hell,-Persephone,Take her head upon your knee;Say to her, "My dear, my dear,It is not so dreadful here.”
“Am I kin to Sorrow,That so oftFalls the knocker of my doorNeither loud nor soft,But as long accustomedUnder Sorrows hand?”
“Sorrow like a ceaseless rainBeats upon my heart.People twist and scream in pain,Dawn will find them still again;This has neither wax nor wane,Neither stop nor start.”
“Into each dance must be packed the panic and ecstasy of her last moment of life, for underneath was death.”
“You see, I am a poet, and not quite right in the head, darling. Its only that.”
“I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.”
“Strong sun, that bleachThe curtains of my room, can you not renderColourless this dress I wear?This violent plaidOf purple angers and red shames; the yellow stripeOf thin but valid treacheries; the...”
“The sky, I thought, is not so grand;I 'most could touch it with my hand!And reaching up my hand to try,I screamed to feel it touch the sky.”
“Searching my heart for its true sorrow, This is the thing I find to be: That I am weary of words and people, Sick of the city, wanting the sea.”
“I grew up around a lot of various religions, so it's a part of my consciousness in a way. Everything from heavy Catholicism to followers of Indian spiritual masters to Unitarian universalists - all...”
“Fashion, for me, is anything that's aesthetic and beautiful. Art, food, film. It's something that I appreciate and really like.”
“I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel...”
“Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.”
“The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.”
“God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.”
“In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go down the serious road. But I ...”
