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Sunday, 21 September
Two thoughts from Antonio Porchia
“Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life.”
“In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.”
Monday, 22 September
Two thoughts from Marie von Ebner‑Eschenbach
“Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.”
“Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.”
Tuesday, 23 September
Two thoughts from James Richardson
“There are silences harder to take back than words.”
“Bitterness is a greater failure than failure.”
Wednesday, 24 September
Two thoughts from Sarah Manguso
“Some people will punish you merely for witnessing their weakness. Even if they sought you out and asked for help. Even if you helped. Especially if you helped.”
“Some people care most about exhibiting how much they care.”
Thursday, 25 September
Two thoughts from Yahia Lababidi
“As children, we played hide and seek with one another, as adults with ourselves.”
“Eye contact: how souls catch fire.”
Friday, 26 September
Two thoughts from Angelus Silesius
“The rose is without why; it blooms because it blooms,
It pays no attention to itself, asks not whether it is seen.”
“No ray of Light can shine. If severed from its source. Without my inner Light. I lose my course.”
Saturday, 27 September
Two thoughts from Fritz Leiber
“Better freedom and a chilly road than a warm hearth and servitude.”
“What was life worth, anyway, if you had to sit around remembering not to mention this, that, and the other thing because someone else might be upset?”
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Dear Jim,
Great quotes this week! Some of my faves:
Antonio Porchia:
“Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life.”
“In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing.”
Marie von Ebner‑Eschenbach:
“Have patience with the quarrelsomeness of the stupid. It is not easy to comprehend that one does not comprehend.”
Yahia Lababidi:
“As children, we played hide and seek with one another, as adults with ourselves.”
Angelus Silesius:
“The rose is without why; it blooms because it blooms,
It pays no attention to itself, asks not whether it is seen.”
Thank you for sharing!
Love
Myq