"A pencil in my hand, its secret life / is charcoal, the wood already burnt, / a sacrifice."

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Source : Marianne Boruch (2016). “Cadaver, Speak”, p.13, Copper Canyon Press

Marianne Boruch

#Sacrifice Quotes #Hands Quotes #Secret Quotes

“The circumstances of my life are paralyzing.”
“World-class performance comes by striving for a target just out of reach, but with a vivid awareness of how the gap might be breached.Â Over time, through constant repetition and deep concentration, the gap will disappear, only for a new target to be created, just out of reach once again.”
“A mind that practices love cannot love.”
“From all that I have seen, I am more than ever convinced that art must communicate, and it must represent, describe and express people, their lives and times.”
“Remember, if people talk about you behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead of them.”
“In Ethiopia, the problem is that you don't know who's who. You don't know who to trust. You don't have any freedom.”

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“Conviction is the conscience of intellect.”
“Certainly other things we can do, we gotta promote after-school employment, give kids an opportunity, raising the minimum wage was part of that, we can't expect that young people are going to feel they can make a living out there for such low wages.”

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