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Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, And life itself exhaling that central… — Eugenio Montale Copy Share Image
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over and over again I am struck by the wordiness of modern poetry, as if language had replaced experience and must be… — May Sarton Copy Share Image
Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves. It is to preserve the distance which separates us from other men. To… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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