"Even trees understand me! Good heavens, I lie under them, too, don't I? I'm just like a pile of leaves."

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Source : Frank O'Hara (1995). “The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara”, p.197, Univ of California Press

Frank O'Hara

#Lying Quotes #Tree Quotes #Heaven Quotes

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“That's the tragedy of the rich: They don't need anything.”
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