Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader be the experiencer. I do not want to be there. It is not even a walk we take together.

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I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better...

I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better...

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty...

I love the line of Flaubert about observing things very intensely. I think our duty...

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few...

I have a notebook with me all the time, and I begin scribbling a few...

I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

I simply do not distinguish between work and play.

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish...

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish...

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there...

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there...

I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting...

I was very careful never to take an interesting job. If you have an interesting...

This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and...

This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know, that the soul exists, and...

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Never forget those who have helped you along the way. The ones who made the...

Never forget those who have helped you along the way. The ones who made the...

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.

The only reason people are talking behind your back is because you're already ahead of...

The only reason people are talking behind your back is because you're already ahead of...

Virgo's biggest strength: Ability to focus their attention.

Virgo's biggest strength: Ability to focus their attention.

Every girl wants to mean something to somebody. All it takes is a little text...

Every girl wants to mean something to somebody. All it takes is a little text...

Haters pay more attention to you..than anybody else.

Haters pay more attention to you..than anybody else.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour...

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour...

When a female gives you her time & attention don't waste it...

When a female gives you her time & attention don't waste it...

We fear rejection, want attention, crave affection and dream of perfection.

We fear rejection, want attention, crave affection and dream of perfection.

Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.

Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.