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I am no bird, and no net ensnares me;
I am a free human being with an independent will.
Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
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This is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words and metaphors for what we already know.
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It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.
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Inspired by Lit: Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough. No record of it needs to be kept and you don’t need someone to share it with or tell it to. When that happens — that letting go — you let go because you can.
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
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I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
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Let me be something every minute of every hour of my life…And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.
from The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich
