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“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
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“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.”
― Letters to a Young Poet
― Letters to a Young Poet
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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“All serious daring starts from within.”
― On Writing
― On Writing
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