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“And I knew then that I would have to live, and go on living: what sorrow it was; and still what sorrow ignites but does not consume my heart.”

Book:Collected Poems

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Collected Poems

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

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Jane Kenyon

Jane Kenyon was an American poet known for her straightforward and profound language, exploring themes such as love, death, nature, and faith in her works. Her poetry has won the admiration of readers for its simplicity and depth of insight. more

“No one willingly turns his thought back to the past, unless all his acts have been submitted to the censorship of his conscience, which is never deceived; he who has ambitiously coveted, proudly scorned, recklessly conquered, treacherously betrayed, greedily seized, or lavishly squandered, must needs fear his own memory.”

Time Regret Living Memory

Book:On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

Source: On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It

“Take no pride in the body, It will soon be mingling with the dust. This life is like the sporting of sparrows, It will end with the onset of the night.”

Life Death Living Mindfulness Life And Death Materialism Mortality Living In The Moment Optimistic Nihilism

Book:Mirabai: Ecstatic Poems

Source: Mirabai: Ecstatic Poems

“Murder is unseemly. Making certain a killer doesn’t get away with what he has done is an obligation we the living owe to the dead—no matter how unsavory we consider them to be.”

Living Murder

Book:Who Speaks for the Damned

Source: Who Speaks for the Damned

“It's not your job to live your life for what they want”

Living Job Scarlett Devlin

Book:Whiskey Chaser

Source: Whiskey Chaser

“We spend far too much time working to get through the moment to understand that life is a collection of moments. And if we don’t come to see the confluence of moments as the fabric of life, we will miss life while living the very moments that were supposed to create it.”

Life Moments Enjoy Living Experience Celebrate Existing

Author:Craig D. Lounsbrough

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