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Metaphorically speaking of course.

Wow! Powerful! This is where I’m at in my WIP with Tally. Right here.

Sonder and meaning

This is amazing and true. #loveit All copyrights observed/attributed to the original p0ster on Tumblr.

“Once one is caught up in the material world…”

sometimesagreatnotion: F. Scott Fitzgerald, in a letter to his daughter Scottie at college: “Once one is caught up into the…
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In all things…

“In all things it is better to hope than to despair.” Von Goethe TRUE.

“We’re all lonely for something…”

aseaofquotes: David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest Indeed. All copyrights attributed to the original poster…
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Many of life’s failures…

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”…
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"You know what they say about air and water when it comes to fire, don’t you?” she asks.
Now, I’m curious. She hasn’t spoken for the last ten minutes of the drive. “What?”
“Too much air blows out the fire. Too much water destroys it.”
I nod trying to determine what she’s really comparing us to. “The idea would be to keep the flame going, right. For years?” She nods. “Like a relationship. Like a marriage.” She cringes at the word marriage. Noted. “So you need the air—to stay constant—to fan the flames of the fire, and you know, grasshopper,” I smile at her and catch sight of the corners of her mouth turning slightly upward in response to the endearment, “a hot enough fire will burn water, so you have to be careful with the water too.”
“That I do know,” she says softly. “So that’s the truth about air and water.” She sighs deep.
“Which is?”
“It’s hard to maintain the balance to keep the fire going. You have to fan the flames without putting it out with too much water. But too little water will burn the fire right up. Too much fire. Too much destruction. We’re out of control.”
“You’re talking in circles,” I say.
“No. That’s us,” she says with certainty."— Katherine Owen

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