"The holiness of the real Is always there, accessible In total immanence. The nodes Of transcendence coagulate In you, the experiencer, And in the other, the lover."

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Source : Kenneth Rexroth (1967). “The Collected Shorter Poems”, p.248, New Directions Publishing

Kenneth Rexroth

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“There are myths about kids spending time online - that it is dangerous or making them lazy. But we found that spending time online is essential for young people to pick up the social and technical skills they need to be competent citizens in the digital age.”
“Every morning between 9 and 12 I go to my room and sit before a piece of paper. Many times, I just sit for three hours with no ideas coming to me. But I know one thing. If an idea does come between 9 and 12 I am there ready for it.”
“A poor degenerate from the ape, Whose hands are four, whose tail's a limb, I contemplate my flaccid shape And know I may not rival him Save with my mind.”
“A big element of what they regard as conformity is simply a desire to have an audience.”
“I'm not concerned about avoiding anything that happened three years ago or worried about letdowns or things of that nature. When you use the term 'letdown' you proceed with the assumption that this is a continuation of something that happened in the past.”

Source : "Tomlin Looks Ahead". Interview with Ed Bouchette, www.post-gazette.com. August 01, 2009.
“To be pure, to remain pure, can only come at a price, the price of knowing God and loving him enough to do his will. He will always give us the strength we need to keep purity as something as beautiful for him.”
“I went over to the Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday and saw some big men of war, one over 100 guns.”

Source : John Davis Long (1956). “Journal”
“We are now so far advanced in our denial of evil that we want to rationalise it away.”

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