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"I like being near the top of a mountain. One can't get lost here."
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"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world."
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"Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins."
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"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."
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"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
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"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
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"It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal."
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"And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness."
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"Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to the (be?) worthy of being known."
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"A human being is only breath and shadow."
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"The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything."
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"I slide my arm from under the sleeper's head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit."
Introspection
"Poetic talent doesn't operate in a vacuum. There is a spirit of Polish poetry."
Poetry
"Is a decision made in advance really any kind of choice."
Decision-Making
"In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed."
Comedy
"Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through."
Beginning
"All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses."
Imperfection
"All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look."
Memory
"Keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy."
Work
"I started earning a living as a poet rather early on."
Living
"I cannot speak for more than an hour exclusively about poetry. At that point, life itself takes over again."
Life
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