"How to sustain the miracle Of being, that like a muted bell, Or like some ocean-breathing shell, Quivers, intense and still?"

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Source : Babette Deutsch (1963). “Collected Poems: 1919-1962”

Babette Deutsch

#Ocean Quotes #Breathing Quotes #Miracle Quotes

“Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.”

Source : "13 Questions With Talib Kweli". Interview with Emma McKay, www.askmen.com.
“Celebration of the Human Voice--- When it is genuine, when it is born of the need to speak, no one can stop the human voice. When denied a mouth, it speaks with the hands or the eyes, or the pores, or anything at all. Because every single one of us has something to say to the others, something that deserves to be celebrated or forgiven by others.”
“Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless membership that we pay nothing for but love.”

Source : Jim Stovall (2010). “Today's the Day!”, p.42, David C Cook
“I'm a Catholic, but I used to love going to Vacation Bible School with my fundamentalist friends.”
“If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself.”
“I am a United States citizen and I vote.”
“Teach us delight in simple things, and mirth that has no bitter springs.”
“Psychics exploit the human beings natural desire that longs for something higher. â€¦ The same way a pimp exploits the natural desire to be with the opposite sexâ€¦psychics put people in spiritual harm, the same way pimps put people in physical harm.”

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