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When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.

Czeslaw Milosz

Do you know how it is when one wakes at night suddenly and asks, listening to the pounding heart: what more do you want, insatiable?
CZESLAW MILOSZ

Fear Listening Night Wake Up Yourself
Only a white-haired old man, who would be a prophet Yet is not a prophet, for he’s much too busy, Repeats while he binds his tomatoes: No other end of the world will there be, No other end of the world will there be.
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Appearance End Man Old Repeat White Willing World
Men will clutch at illusions when they have nothing else to hold to.
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Catch Hold Illusion Man
All of us yearn for the highest wisdom, but we have to rely on ourselves in the end.
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End High Independent Ourselves Wisdom
The history of my stupidity would fill many volumes.
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History Myself Stupidity Volume
The living owe it to those who no longer can speak to tell their story for them.
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Live Speak Story Talk Tribute
I am not my own friend.Time cuts me in two.
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Friendship Myself Time
Our memory is childish and it saves only what we need.
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Children Memories Need Ourselves Save
Forget the suffering You caused others. Forget the suffering Others caused you. The waters run and run, Springs sparkle and are done, You walk the earth you are forgetting.
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Earth Forget Reason Sparkle Suffering Yourself
It is impossible to communicate to people who have not experienced it the undefinable menace of total rationalism.
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Communication Experience Impossible Knowledge People
The soul exceeds its circumstances.
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Circumstance Exceed Soul
And now I am ready to keep running When the sun rises beyond the borderlands of death. I already see mountain ridges in the heavenly forest Where, beyond every essence, a new essence awaits.
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Beyond Death Essence Forest Heaven Rise Run Sun Wait
When I die, I will see the lining of the world. The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.
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Beyond Line Side Sunset World
When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.
CZESLAW MILOSZ

Born Family Poet Writing
What has no shadow has no strength to live.
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Live Shadow Strength
Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.
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God Growth Hero Hurt Transformation

When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.

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