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“Your hands hold roses always in a way that says They are not only yours; the beautiful changes In such kind ways, Wishing ever to sunder Things and things' selves for a second finding, to lose For a moment all that it touches back to wonder.”

Way Kind Self Moments Hands Beautiful Wish Loses Wonder Findings Rose

Book:Poems of Richard Wilbur

Source: Poems of Richard Wilbur

“I can remember, with unsteady feet, Tottering from room to room, and finding pleasure In flowers, and toys, and sweetmeats, things which long Have lost their power to please; which when I see them, Raise only now a melancholy wish I were the little trifler once again, Who could be pleas'd so lightly.”

Littles Long I Can Remember Lost Wish Pleasure Rooms Feet Youth Flower Please Findings Raises Melancholy Toys

Book:The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Southey, LL. D. (later Poet Laureate.)

Source: The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Southey, LL. D. (later Poet Laureate.)

“I wish that we worried more about asking the right questions instead of being so hung up on finding answers.”

Wish Answers Findings Asking Worried Hung Right Questions Asking The Right Questions

Author:Madeleine L'Engle

“One of the findings that really interests me is that, although we think we ACT because of the way we FEEL, we often FEEL because of the way we ACT. So an almost uncanny way to change your feelings is to act the way you WISH you felt.”

Thinking Way Feels Feelings Wish Felt Interest Findings Wish You Uncanny

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“In all my life I'd never been approached this way, the car pulling up, the Where you going? It was something I wish had happened hundreds of times. I was a looker - someone who looked over at every car at every traffic light, hoping something would happen, and almost never finding anyone looking back - always everyone looking forwards, and every time I felt stupid. Why should people look at you? Why should they care?”

People Way Should Looks Light Happens Care Wish Felt Happened Car Stupid Findings Looking Back Pulling Traffic Traffic Light

Book:You Shall Know Our Velocity

Source: You Shall Know Our Velocity

“like our parents always told us not to like firefighters warn against we're playing games and making the rules up as we go we're matching warmth to warmth starting fires burning wishes into our skin we're hidden holding forbidden lights we're children whose fathers have never taught never touch but we're finding these new flames we smother at the sound of footsteps.”

Source: Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25