"We must use what we have to invent what we desire."

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Source : Adrienne Rich (2003). “What Is Found There: Notebooks on Poetry and Politics (Expanded Edition)”, p.172, W. W. Norton & Company

Adrienne Rich

#Desire Quotes #Use Quotes

“Whenever ego suffers from fear of death & your practice turns to seeing impermanence, ego settles down.”
“We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the consequences of our actions.”
“One of the most visible effects of a child's presence in the household is to turn the worthy parents into complete idiots when, without him, they would perhaps have remained mere imbeciles.”
“If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one.”
“Being liked for the way you looked is worse than not being liked at all.”
“There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.”

Source : Edward Burnett Tylor (1861). “Anahuac; Or, Mexico and the Mexicans: Ancient and Modern”, p.5
“I DECLARE God is going before me making crooked places straight. He has already lined up the right people, the right opportunities and solutions to problems I haven't had. No person, no sickness, no disappointment, can stop His plan. What he promised will come to pass.”
“An there is always the question: is it really proven that retaliatory actions solve the security problem?.”

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