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Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past.

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This is the way the world ends not with a bang but a whimper.
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End Theory World
If you haven’t the strength to impose your own terms upon life, then you must accept the terms it offers you.
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Acceptance Life Strength Yourself
Men dislike being awakened from their death in life.
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Death Deep Life Man
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
We do not pass through the same door twice Or return to the door through which we did not pass.
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Philosophy Place Travel
I can connect Nothing with nothing
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Connection Myself One Liner
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.
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End Ourselves Place Start Time Travel
It’s not wise to violate the rules until you know how to observe them.
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Rule See Wisdom
It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
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Destiny Fools Harm Ourselves Risk Yourself
There’s no vocabulary For love within a family, love that’s lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is seen, the love within which All other love finds speech. This love is silent.
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Deep Family Light Love See Silence Talk
Of lovers whose bodies smell of each other Who think the same thoughts without need of speech
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Body Lover Need Talk Thinking True Love
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
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Humanity Reality
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
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Failure Writing
This is one moment, / But know that another / Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy.
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Joy Moments Oneself Pain
Except for the point, the still point, There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.
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Dance Exception
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
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Communication Poetry Understand

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