"The self is no mystery, the mystery is / That there is something for us to stand on"

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Source : George Oppen, Robert Creeley (2003). “George Oppen: Selected Poems”, p.80, New Directions Publishing

George Oppen

#Self Quotes #Mystery Quotes

“Horace smiled. "Always breakfast like a man condemned. One never knows that a day may bring."”
“I don't run outside, honestly. Sometimes I go out around my house, but mainly it's the stupid treadmill. I wish I had a better answer, but I'm very businesslike about my runs.”
“Nothing sells tombstones like a Girl Scout in uniform.”

Source : "Scouting for the Reaper". Virginia Quarterly Review, Summer 2009.
“I am extremely respectful of the Jewish community. You know, I am Christian. I think of Jews as my older brothers. I mean, there wouldn't be Christianity without the Jewish religion. There is a direct connection between the two of them.”
“I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I sense people expect something to show for ten years. But I do feel like it is dense. Some of my own favorite books are slim, but there's a lot of weight and power in them.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“Great is the glory, for the strife is hard!”
“Shaking herself, Petunia looked around. Several of her sisters had been talking to her, but she hadn't heard them. "And that answers our questions about why he gave himself up," Poppy was saying, a smile turning up one corner of her mouth as she looked at Petunia. "Now if everyone could please avoid saying his name [Oliver], so that Petunia doesn't drift off again...?”

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