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“Each of us gets the job that suits us. You have been used to hearing the voices others can’t hear. They called you crazy for it, but you were just more aware.”
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― We Travel the Spaceways
“He leapt through the air balletically”
― The Nigerwife
― The Nigerwife
“Face it--the one person you never spend time with is yourself.”
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― Jim Brickman -- Simple Things: Piano/Vocal/Chords
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― Sister Mother Warrior
― Sister Mother Warrior
“To overcome the need to be productive, as a lot of productivity is destructive.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
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