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Thu 5 Sep 2024

Herself

Posted by PJ under becoming, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“In the male coming-of-age story, the boy creates himself. In the female coming-of-age story, the girl is created by forces around her. In the feminist coming-of-age story, the girl resists the forces and becomes herself.”

—Carina Chocano, You Play the Girl

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Wed 22 Sep 2021

Ourselves

Posted by PJ under becoming, destiny, quote of the day, solitude, the deep within
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Random quote of the day:

“There is no insurmountable solitude. All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are. And we must pass through solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence in order to reach forth to the enchanted place where we can dance our clumsy dance and sing our sorrowful song—but in this dance or in this song there are fulfilled the most ancient rites of our conscience in the awareness of being human and of believing in a common destiny.”

—Pablo Neruda, Nobel Prize acceptance speech, December 13, 1971

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 19 Apr 2019

Process

Posted by PJ under becoming, process, quote of the day, stagnation
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Random quote of the day:

“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.”

—Anaïs Nin, D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study

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Fri 24 Aug 2018

Burning

Posted by PJ under becoming, peace, quote of the day, what the living do
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Random quote of the day:

“Being is burning, in the truest sense, and if there is to be any peace it will come about through being, not having.”

—Henry Miller, “The Wisdom of the Heart”

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Thu 17 May 2018

Moments

Posted by PJ under becoming, quote of the day, time
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Random quote of the day:

“Moments not quite ready to be shaped are already there, waiting, and we feel their presence.”

—Robert Penn Warren, The Paris Review, Spring-Summer 1957, No. 16

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Orville and Wilbur, Katy Perry, or the Avengers. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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