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“in the beginning William Shakespeare was a baby, and knew absolutely nothing. He couldn't even speak.”

Quote by Mary Ruefle

Book:Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures

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Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures

This book compiles a series of lectures that delve into a wide range of topics, offering insights and discussions on diverse subjects. more

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Mary Ruefle is an American poet known for her unique style and profound themes. Her work is characterized by its concise language and deep insights, exploring themes of nature, memory, time, and the essence of human existence. She has won numerous awards for her poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. more

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Author:Mary Ruefle

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

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Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

“In my opinion what distinguishes the Bible from the other books is its sense of time. Its first concern is to establish a calendar. Then it traces a genealogy. It imposes rhythms, it orders, it operates, it does not abandon the earth where its destiny must be fulfilled and whose own destiny must be fulfilled by it. Its history will be that of men and not of idle gods. The whole spirit must become incarnate and explore the possible.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

“For the last six or seven years the circus has no longer been in fashion. That is a pity. One should go to the circus, beyond any question of fashion, at least one or two times a year-I am not speaking here to the real enthusiasts, they know better than I what they have to do.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

“I can easily do without people (there are days when I could easily do without myself), and ... in the country of books where I dwell, the dead can count entirely as much as the living.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

“It matters less to venerate things than to live with them on terms of good friendship.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

“The sight or sound of perfect things causes a certain suffering.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

“Gaiety is forgetfulness of the self, melancholy is memory of the self: in that state the soul feels all the power of its roots, nothing distracts it from its profound homeland and the look that it casts upon the outer world is gently dismayed.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

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“One attacks those who possess things that one does not possess. The attack is all the more savage because the one who attacks is destitute and the one who is attacked is well provided. The one who attacks always considers himself to be in the position of legitimate offense.”

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Book:The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier

Source: The Very Rich Hours of Adrienne Monnier