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Pattiann Rogers

"Straight up from this road Away from the fitted particles of frost Coating the hull of each chick pea, And the stiff archer bug making its way In the morning dark, toe hair by toe hair, Up the stem of the trillim, Straight up through the sky above this road right now, The galaxies of the Cygnus A cluster Are colliding with each other in a massive swarm Of interpenetrating and exploding catastrophes. I try to remember that."

Source : Pattiann Rogers (2014). “The Expectations of Light”, p.35, Princeton University Press

Pattiann Rogers

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“I put a What Would Jesus Do bracelet on my Jewish friend's wrist and it burned his skin. He threw it on the ground, it turned into a serpent, we both started laughing. We left it there, we hate snakes. We think they're slimy, even though we know they're not.”
“Obviously, psychologically, it would make all the difference in the world. But I think it would also make a big difference financially. If people understood, that, "Y'know, having all those things, that I was told I was supposed to have, to be successful, really is not a measure of success, and I can't have them anyway -" Yeah, that would make a big difference. It would've made a big difference, I think, in my life.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“Writing anything is terribly hard but, alas for me, because I am addicted, a heck of a lot of fun. I often am sorry I ever started writing prose, because it is so hard. But I can't stop.”
“A man must be master of his hours and days, not their servant.”
“Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves for the sun? You did none of these things, yet man in his cleverness Cannot match your perfection.”
“To live by worry is to live against reality”
“If we could only live the way we know deep down we should, we would guarantee ourselves a life of richness & fulfillment.”
“Silence is a protective coating over pain.”

Source : E. Lockhart (2014). “We Were Liars”, p.45, Delacorte Press

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