The poet illuminates us by the flames in which his being passes away. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)
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I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while. – Naguib Mahfouz
Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet. – Huston Smith
[Poetry] feeds on the purest substance of the sentiments of the soul. It quenches its thirst with a nectar that has no dregs. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)
He was doing – Ray was designing the clothes for my moms show from California. And one of the first appearances I ever made on television was on my mothers show and Ray and Bob did the clothes for that. It has been a long time. – Liza Minnelli
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. – Rajneesh
