This is how I lovingly describe my current relationship with the United States. The United States is my alcoholic brother. And although I will always love him, I don’t want to be near him at the mo…
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life. And I am horribly limited.
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| — | Sylvia Plath |
May I a small house and large garden have;
And a few friends,
And many books, both true.
And a few friends,
And many books, both true.
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| — | Abraham Cowley (via girlwhogardens) |
