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Art nourished her in a way relationships just couldn’t. It gave her a kind of contentment that was steadfast and unwavering.
“Because sometimes I live in a hurricane of words
and not one of them can save me.”
― Words Under the Words: Selected Poems
and not one of them can save me.”
― Words Under the Words: Selected Poems
“There is in this world
No such force as the force of
A person determined to rise.
The human soul
Cannot be permanently chained.”
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No such force as the force of
A person determined to rise.
The human soul
Cannot be permanently chained.”
―
“Abuse and neglect negate love. Care and affirmation, the opposite of abuse and humiliation, are the foundation of love. No one can rightfully claim to be loving when behaving abusively.”
― All About Love: New Visions
― All About Love: New Visions
“I hadn't told them about you,
But they saw you bathing in my eyes.
I hadn't told them about you,
But they saw you in my written words.
The perfume of love cannot be concealed.”
― Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts
But they saw you bathing in my eyes.
I hadn't told them about you,
But they saw you in my written words.
The perfume of love cannot be concealed.”
― Arabian Love Poems: Full Arabic and English Texts
“I throw my passport in the sea, And name you my country
I throw all of my dictionaries in the fire, and name you my language”
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I throw all of my dictionaries in the fire, and name you my language”
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Bookish Dee’s 2025 Year in Books
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