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Adrienne Rich says I wanted to choose words that even you would have to be changed by…

“I wanted to choose words that even you would have to be changed by Take the word of my pulse, loving and ordinary Send out your signals, hoist your dark scribbled flags but take my hand.” – Adrienne Rich, Leaflets

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Lucinda Williams sings but all I regret now is I didn’t kiss your mouth…

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Adrienne Rich says an honorable human relationship–that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word “love”…

“An honorable human relationship – that is, one in which two people have the right to use the word “love” – is a process, delicate, violent, often terrifying to both persons involved, a process of refining the truths they can … Continue reading

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Adrienne Rich says I choose to love this time for once…

“I choose to love this time for once with all my intelligence.” – Adrienne Rich, “Splittings”, The Dream of a Common Language

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Rumi says the intelligent person sees with the heart…

“The intelligent person sees with the heart the result from the beginning; the one lacking in knowledge only discovers it at the end.” – Rumi

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Rumi says fall in love in such a way…

“Fall in love in such a way that it frees you from any connecting.” – Rumi

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Rumi says isn’t it time…

“Isn’t it time to turn your heart into a temple of fire?” – Rumi

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