"We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars."

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Source : Jack Gilbert (2013). “The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992”, p.15, Knopf

Jack Gilbert

#Stars Quotes #Lovely Quotes #Constellations Quotes

“See, I think if it just became who's sleeping with whom, then there's no reason to prefer one party over the other, 'cause the truth is we're all sinners.”
“Before I myself went to college I had never seen but one college woman. I had heard that such a woman was staying at the house of an acquaintance. I went to see her with fear. Even if she had appeared in hoofs and horns I was determined to go to college all the same. But it was a relief to find this Vassar graduate tall and handsome and dressed like other women.”
“Although I'm a Scot, I'd be proud to be called a Scouser.”
“My boyfriend is not a swimmer!”
“The search for truth begins in your heart.”
“I seek to be authentic and engaging, using my own experiences, being as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be, to enhance the process.”
“Girls, you know it's all just a game to them, relationships. Just go around stomping on everyone.... I mean, look at this poor guy in the background with his collar up. You know he's just gonna get ruined by women.”
“A system of philosophy, or metaphysics, is a union of a world view and a life view in one harmonious, complete, integral conception. In so far as any man strives to attain, by rational inquiry, a consistent and comprehensive view of life and reality, he is a metaphysician.”

Source : Joseph Alexander Leighton (1922). “Man and the Cosmos - An introduction to Metaphysics.”

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