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Quote by W. S. Merwin

“Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time.”

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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

“Desperation is a millstone. It wears away at the very soul, grinding away pity, kindness, humanity and courage. But sometimes it whets the mind to a sharpened point and creates moments of true brilliance. And standing there, nose tickled by the dusty hide of the stuffed deer head, such a moment visited Mosca Mye.”

Mind Soul Sometimes Moments Humanity Kindness Standing Pity Noses Desperation Brilliance Deer Standing There

Author:Frances Hardinge

“I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation.”

Company Practice Failing Doctors Medicine Aids Medical Tendencies Doctor Who Farewell To Arms Consultation Practice Of Medicine

Book:A Farewell to Arms: The Hemingway Library Edition

Source: A Farewell to Arms: The Hemingway Library Edition

“If life is not a celebration, why remember it ? If life --- mine or that of my fellow man --- is not an offering to the other, what are we doing on this earth?”

Ifs Men Earth Remember Life Is Mines Fellows Celebration Offering Fellow Man

Book:Open Heart

Source: Open Heart

“Ask the Outsider what he ultimately wants,and he will admit he doesn't know.Why? Because he wants it instinctively,and it is not always possible to tell what your instincts are driving towards.”

Knows Want Asks Instinct Driving Outsiders

Book:The Outsider

Source: The Outsider

“We must choose between the violence of adults and the smiles of children. Between the ugliness of hate and the will to oppose it. Between inflicting suffering and humiliation on our fellow man and offering him the solidarity and hope he deserves.”

Men Children Suffering Hate Violence Adults Deserve Fellows Offering Solidarity Humiliation Ugliness Fellow Man

Author:Elie Wiesel

“Even in darkness it is possible to create light and encourage compassion. That it is possible to feel free inside a prison. That even in exile, friendship exists and can become an anchor. That one instant before dying, man is still immortal.”

Men Feels Stills Light Compassion Darkness Dying Prison Instant Immortal Exile Anchors

Author:Elie Wiesel

“No." Mosca bit her lip and shook her head firmly. Books no longer seemed quite enough. I don’t want a happy ending, I want more story.”

Want Book Enough Stories Bits Lips Happy Endings

Author:Frances Hardinge

“I still believe in man in spite of man. I believe in language even though it has been wounded, deformed, and perverted by the enemies of mankind. And I continue to cling to words because it is up to us to transform them into instruments of comprehension rather than contempt. It is up to us to choose whether we wish to use them to curse or to heal, to wound or to console.”

Source: Open Heart

“Most humbling of all is to comprehend the lifesaving gift that your pit crew of people has been for you, and all the experiences you have shared, the journeys together, the collaborations, births and deaths, divorces, rehab, and vacations, the solidarity you have shown one another. Every so often you realize that without all of them, your life would be barren and pathetic. It would be Death of a Salesman, though with e-mail and texting.”

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