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“The heart lies to itself because it must.”

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This book is a collection of poems that spans different styles and themes, showcasing the diversity of poetic expression. more

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Jack Gilbert

Jack Gilbert, born on February 18, 1925, was an influential American poet. Known for his profound emotions and unique style, his poetry is considered a significant representative of American contemporary poetry. more

“Potassium cyanide," says the talent wrangler as she leans over to pick up a paper napkin off the floor. "Found naturally in the cassava or manioc roots native to Africa, used to tint architectural blueprints in the form of the deep-blue pigment known as Prussian blue. Hence the shade 'cyan' blue.”

Form Used Found Known Talent Paper Picks Roots Blue Native Shade Blueprints Napkins Pigment Cyanide Potassium Wranglers

Author:Chuck Palahniuk

“We are shaped not only by our current geography but by our ancestral one as well. Americans, for instance, retain a frontier spirit even though the only frontier that remains is that vast open space between the SUV and strip mall. We are our past.”

Wells Past Spirit Space Remains Currents Instance Our Past Frontiers Geography Malls Space Between Open Spaces Suvs

Book:The Geography of Bliss

Source: The Geography of Bliss

“sometimes we need all the glue we can get, just to hold ourselves together.”

Needs Sometimes Helping Together Glue

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“To new beginnings. To the pursuit of...somethingness.”

Pursuit New Beginnings

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“So perhaps the real secret to style is filling yourself to the absolute brim with engagement. Loving not wisely, but too well and all that.”

Wells Real Secret Style Absolutes Engagement Filling

Book:Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style

Source: Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style

“I'm never overwhelmed or under it either; just nicely whelmed. I'm OK. Nothing spectacular but sometimes special. I look in the mirror and see this medium average person. A little tired, a little sad, but not falling apart.”

Looks Littles Persons Sometimes Fall Special Mirrors Tired Average Mediums Overwhelmed Falling Apart Spectacular Average Person

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“The greed for fruit misses the flower.”

Missing Flower Fruit Greed

Book:Fireflies

Source: Fireflies

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