"Basked in the sun,listened to birds,licked off raindrops,and only in flightthe leaf saw the treeand graspedwhat it had been."

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Source : Vera Pavlova (2012). “If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred Poems”, p.82, Knopf

Vera Pavlova

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“I don't believe that life is supposed to make you feel good, or to make you feel miserable either. Life is just supposed to make you feel.”

Source : Gloria Naylor (2017). “Bailey's Cafe: A Novel”, p.147, Open Road Media
“To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now.”
“Everybody keeps calling for Excellence excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: "Elitism!" And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. "Standing out" is undemocratic.”

Source : "Begin Here: The Forgotten Conditions of Teaching and Learning" by Jacques Barzun, ("Schooling No Mystery"), 1991.
“Most soulish believers assume an attitude of self-righteousness, though often it is scarcely detectable. They hold tenaciously to their minute opinions we ought to lay aside the small differences and pursue the common objective.”
“The present is great with the future.”
“I'm more interested in politicians who deal with human rights in their own country rather than lecture the rest of the world.”
“Now they [the Powers] have started the aggression, and the extinction of our nation is imminent. If we just fold our arms and yield to them, I would have no face to see our ancestors after death. If we must perish, why not fight to the death?”

Source : "The Last Empress: The She-Dragon of China". Book by Keith Laidler, p. 221, January 21, 2005.
“You want to go to a summer concert and not watch a band staring at its shoes for six hours and complaining.”

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