Quote by Richard Siken Download Open image ““And the gentleness that comes, not from the absence of violence, but despite the abundance of it.”” — Richard Siken ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Tell me how all this, and love too, will ruin us. These, our bodies, possessed by light. Tell me we'll never get used to… — Richard Siken Copy Share Image
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Knot the tie and go to work, unknot the tie and go to sleep. I sleep. I dream. I wake. I sing. I get… — Richard Siken Copy Share Image