

“The best thing about the bedroom was the bed. I liked to stay in bed for hours, even during the day with covers pulled up to my chin. It was good in there, nothing ever occurred in there, no people, nothing.”
― Ham on Rye
― Ham on Rye

“the best often die by their own hand
just to get away,
and those left behind
can never quite understand
why anybody
would ever want to
get away
from
them”
―
just to get away,
and those left behind
can never quite understand
why anybody
would ever want to
get away
from
them”
―

“people run from rain but
sit
in bathtubs full of
water.”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
sit
in bathtubs full of
water.”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966

“nobody can save you but yourself and you’re worth saving. it’s a war not easily won but if anything is worth winning then this is it.”
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“The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do, but are avoiding.”
― Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
― Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief
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