In thoughts one keeps a reserve of hope, in spite of everything. You cannot say good-bye in imagination. … - Shirley Hazzard

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Art is the means by which we communicate what it feels like to be alive - in the past, that was mixed up with other illustrative duties, but that was still its central function that has been liberated in the art called modern.

Shirley Hazzard

In thoughts one keeps a reserve of hope, in spite of everything. You cannot say good-bye in imagination. That is something you can only do in actuality.

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Poetry has been the longest pleasure of my life.

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