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“I write because I have nothing better to do in this world: I am superfluous and last in the world of men. I write because I am desperate and weary. I can no longer bear the routine of my existence and, were it not for the constant novelty of writing, I should die symbolically each day.”
― The Hour of the Star
― The Hour of the Star
“belong to oneself—the whole savour of life lies in that,”
― First Love
― First Love
“Awareness has infinite gradations, like light.”
― Bread and Wine
― Bread and Wine
“Today, my heart, like the front door, stands open for the first time in months.”
― All of Us: The Collected Poems
― All of Us: The Collected Poems
“The day breaks not: it is my heart.”
― The Complete English Poems
― The Complete English Poems
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