Quotes
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Emily Dickinson; Spring, 1881
“genius is the ignition of affection — not intellect, as is supposed, — the exaltation of devotion, and in proportion to our capacity for that, is our experience of genius.¨ Dickinson, in a letter to Louise and Frances Norcross, early spring 1881
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from ‘On Secrets’ by Mary Ruefle
“When you are walking down a city street and not paying much attention—perhaps you are downtrodden by some confusion—and come suddenly upon a rose bush blooming against a brick wall, you may be struck and awakened by the appearance of beauty. But the rose is not beautiful. You think the rose is beautiful and so you…
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Elizabeth
“If you should dip your hand in, your wrist would ache immediately,” from “At the Fishhouses”, by Elizabeth Bishop
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Stein on France, Progress, History
“The background of tradition of profound conviction that men and women and children do not change, that science is interesting but does not change anything, that democracy is real but that governments unless they tax you too much or get you defeated by the enemy are of no importance.” Gertrude Stein in Paris France
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