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"And what is laughter anyway? Changing the angle of vision."
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"It is quite futile to argue that man is small compared to the cosmos, for man was always small compared to the nearest tree."
"It is good to focus, but never forget to look around. If you focus on the wrong target, you may miss seeing all of the beauty around you."
"Life is full of beauty, when we focus on the bliss of being."
"But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account what's going on in his heart and mind."
"The very same thing, don't you see, may be looked at tragically, and turned into a misery, or it may be looked at simply and even humorously. Possibly you are inclined to look at things too tragically."
"Through her eyes the day was new and anything was possible."
"Let us see our life through the lens of our love,we will find that life is amazing and magical."
"To a fireman, wind is a curse. To a sailor, wind is a blessing."
"Polish the Gold. Be an optimist; look for the best in others, the best in situations, and focus on what is working rather than what is not. It's golden!"
"This thing that troubles you is only one small part of your life. Don't allow it to be all-consuming when there's so much more to embrace."
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"I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity."
"Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life."
"There's nothing good about being ordinary. People don't respect you for it. People run after people who are different, who have confidence in their own taste, who don't run with the herd. There is nothing gained by giving in to the pressures of group vulgarity."
"Most people in this country are looking for literature that is useful. They feel that just exploring their feelings is good enough - they should be reading about leveraged buy-outs or how to get thin. We live in a culture that is so absolutely, madly focused on commercialism and on creating money and completely turned away from any other kind of creative value. People don't generally turn to poetry unless they're bereaved or have fallen in love. Or in adolescence, when their feelings are very strong and turbulent. I think most of us are dying for lack of spirit in this culture."
"I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am."
"There is still the feeling that women's writing is a lesser class of writing, that what goes on in the nursery or the bedroom is not as important as what goes on in the battlefield, that what women know about is a less category of knowledge."
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