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> [“What about those yogis who can lie down on a bed of nails, then arise, streaming blood, then stop the flow of blood from each wound individually with the power of their minds? Isn't frailty often a choice?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/what-about-those-yogis-who-can-lie-down-on-a-bed-of-nails-then-arise/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

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## More by Sarah Manguso

> [I like people who possess either deep mastery or deep empathy, but not as much as I like those who possess both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/i-like-people-who-possess-either-deep-mastery-or-deep-empathy-but-not/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [The best thing about time passing is the privilege of running out of it, of watching the wave of mortality break over me and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/the-best-thing-about-time-passing-is-the-privilege-of-running-out-of/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“The trouble with comparing yourself to others is that there are too many others. Using all others as your control group, all your worst…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/the-trouble-with-comparing-yourself-to-others-is-that-there-are-too/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“There will come a time when people decide you've had enough of your grief, and they'll try to take it away from you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/there-will-come-a-time-when-people-decide-you-ve-had-enough-of-your/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“It’s impossible to fail if one doesn’t know how the end should look. And it’s impossible to succeed. But it’s possible to enjoy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/it-s-impossible-to-fail-if-one-doesn-t-know-how-the-end-should-look/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“I tend to forget that my measurement of time is designed to distract me from what's really happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/i-tend-to-forget-that-my-measurement-of-time-is-designed-to-distract/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [My existence shrank from an arrow of light pointing into the future forever to a speck of light that was the present moment. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/my-existence-shrank-from-an-arrow-of-light-pointing-into-the-future/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“Whatever you're feeling, billions already have. Feel for them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/whatever-you-re-feeling-billions-already-have-feel-for-them/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“ My friend Isabel says, When you’re writing even a short novel, with at least a couple of subplots, and God only knows how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/my-friend-isabel-says-when-you-re-writing-even-a-short-novel-with-at/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [The only thing I've consistently been interested in in the last twenty-five years is writing very short texts. That continues to interest me as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/the-only-thing-i-ve-consistently-been-interested-in-in-the-last/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“Like a vase, a heart breaks once. After that, it just yields to its flaws.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/like-a-vase-a-heart-breaks-once-after-that-it-just-yields-to-its-flaws/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [“Death will reveal what you otherwise would have finished. Also what you never would have finished. I found the notes for a book a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/death-will-reveal-what-you-otherwise-would-have-finished-also-what/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [Those who claim to write about something larger and more significant than the self sometimes fail to comprehend the dimensions of self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/those-who-claim-to-write-about-something-larger-and-more-significant/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [Look at me, dancing my little dance for a few moments against the background of eternity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/look-at-me-dancing-my-little-dance-for-a-few-moments-against-the/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

> [Chair or no chair: a binary relation. But the vicissitudes of moving the body around are infinite. You never know what a person in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-manguso/chair-or-no-chair-a-binary-relation-but-the-vicissitudes-of-moving/)

[Sarah Manguso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-manguso/)

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