Beacon-
collector, nightly,
a bellyful,
at finger's tip the guide beam,
for him, the single lan-
ding
wordbull.
Beacon-
master.
– Paul Celan, "[Beacon]", trans. Pierre Joris
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{Words by Anaïs Nin, from The Diary Of Anais Nin, Vol. 4 (1944-1947) / Cynthia Cruz from diagnosis,The glimmering room}
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One day you think: I want to die. And then you think, very quietly, actually I want a coffee. I want a nap. A sandwich. A book. And I want to die turns day by day into I want to go home, I want to walk in the woods, I want to see my friends, I want to sit in the sun. I want a cleaner room, I want a better job, I want to live somewhere else, I want to live.
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We already lay
deep in the underbrush, when you
finally crept along.
But we could not
darken over toward you:
there reigned
lightduress.
– Paul Celan, "[We already lay]", trans. Pierre Joris
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Whoever needs to hear this. Please know.
"Closed at 6pm" does not mean "The entry door locks up at 6, but if you're already inside you can keep on shopping."
It means, "you should be finished and out of the store at 6pm."
This is not up for debate
This is just how things work
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky // Alanis Morissette
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