Quote by Mary Oliver
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. - Mary Oliv

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. – Mary Oliver

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Its very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line. I have a rule that if I wake up at 3 in the morning and think of something, I write it down. I cant wait until morning – itll be gone. – Mary Oliver

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Morning
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To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go. – Mary Oliver

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Wise Words
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There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. – James Thurber

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Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. – Victor Hugo

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Why chase a hopeless dream? I dunno, maybe for the dream, maybe for the chase, maybe to meet another hopeless dreamer. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Light tomorrow with today. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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How can people be so stupid? I marvel at that. See, I think you have to work as being ignorant – and if youre gonna work at being ignorant, why not work at being informed? – Rush Limbaugh

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