"I think poetry involves heightened noticing or imagining as well as creating a certain made shape. On the other hand, that shape can be made just by pointing at something and saying, "That's a poem.""

-- Matthea Harvey

#Thinking Quotes #Hands Quotes #Creating Quotes

“It is not by believing but by doubting that one can attain to the truth, which is ever changing form and condition.”
“Life is a very emotional experience.”
“Whatever you believe, you become.”
“Actors are such an insecure breed.”
“ahhhh...organic and rich like good soil... makes me want to listen and hear it grow. the songs are honest and dimensional. it's music to my ears.”
“I won my tournament. I won the Silver Medal.”
“I figured that pitchers had a better chance of getting drafted than fielders, so I decided I should be a pitcher. But I never expected to be picked in the first round. I wasn't even sure I'd get picked at all.”
“We need examples of people who, leaving Heaven to decide whether they are to rise in the world, decide for themselves that they will be happy in it, and have resolved to seek not greater wealth, but simpler pleasure; not higher fortune, but deeper felicity; making the first of possessions, self-possession; and honouring themselves in the harmless pride and calm pursuits of peace.”

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