This is freedom. This is the face of faith, nobody getswhat they want. Never again are you the same. The longingis to be pure. What you get is to be changed. More and more byeach glistening minute, through which infinity threads itself. Also oblivion, of course, the aftershocks of somethingat sea. Here hands full of sand, letting it sift through in the wind, I look in and say take this, hurry. And if I listennow? Listen, I was not saying anything. It was onlysomething I did. I could not chose words. I am free to go. I cannot, of course, come back. Not to this. Never.It is a ghost posed on my lips. Here: never. . Jorie Graham
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"This is freedom. This is the face of faith, nobody gets what they want. Never again are you the same. The longing is to be pure.

What you get is to be changed. More and more by each glistening minute, through which infinity threads itself. Also oblivion, of course, the aftershocks of something at sea.

Here hands full of sand, letting it sift through in the wind, I look in and say take this, hurry. And if I listennow? Listen, I was not saying anything. It was only something I did.

I could not chose words. I am free to go. I cannot, of course, come back.

Not to this. Never."  "this" is referring to his thoughts on love and "freedom" refers to his thoughts on friendship On the surface this quote may seem like an exaggeration but it shows how powerful our minds can be at creating something that isn't necessarily true but can seem true because of the way we think about things and how they affect us!  A very poignant quote!

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