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Quote by W. S. Merwin

“we travel far and fast and as we pass through we forget where we have been”

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W. S. Merwin is a renowned American poet, born on September 30, 1927. His poetry is known for its profound philosophy and unique style, which has won him a wide audience. more

“Be proud, Bonito, pretty boy. You can go home and tell your father, Yes, I beat up Ender Wiggin, who was barely ten years old, and I was thirteen. And I had only six of my friends to help me, and somehow we managed to defeat him, even though he was naked and wet and alone--Ender Wiggin is so dangerous and terrifying it was all we could do not to bring two hundred.”

Years Two Helping Home Father Boys Dangerous Proud Ten Six Beats Hundred My Friends Defeat Naked Help Me Wet Be Proud Thirteen Ender Pretty Boy Ender Wiggin

Book:Ender's Game

Source: Ender's Game

“A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily.”

Trying Education Learning Human Nature Students Buddhism Everyday Scholar Unlearn

Author:Alan Watts

“Poetry: three mismatched shoes at the entrance of a dark alley.”

Three Dark Shoes Entrances Alleys Dark Alleys

Author:Charles Simic

“Oh, the difference between nearly right and exactly right.”

Inspirational Differences Comparison

Author:H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.”

Life Habit Truth Is Bored Boredom Existential Plague Cultivating Funny Boredom

Book:Nobel Prize Library

Source: Nobel Prize Library

“But, you know, I feel more fellowship with the defeated than with saints. Heroism and sanctity don't really appeal to me, I imagine. What interests me is being a man.”

Knows Men Feels Interest Imagine Saint Appeals Heroism Defeated Fellowship Sanctity

Book:Collected fiction

Source: Collected fiction

“And indeed it could be said that once the faintest stirring of hope became possible, the dominion of plague was ended.”

Said Plague Dominion Stirring

Book:The Plague

Source: The Plague

“More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.”

World Dream Spiritual Prayer This World Praying Our Prayers Praying To God Prayer Life God Prayer Praying For You I Pray To God Inspirational Prayer Prayer Changes Things Faith Prayers Prayer In School Prayer Works

Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Follow the deer? Follow the Christ the King. Live pure, speak true,right wrong, Follow the King-- Else, wherefore born?”

Speak Christ Born Kings Pure Deer

Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson

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