So many words get lost. They leave the mouth and lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days, you can hear their chorus rushing past: IwasabeautifulgirlPleasedon’tgoItoobelievemybodyismadeofglass-I’veneverlovedanyoneIthinkofmyselfasfunnyForgiveme….There was a time when it wasn’t uncommon to use...
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Nicole Krauss
Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.
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Epictetus
Prayer is based on the remote possibility that someone is actually listening; but so is a lot of conversation. If the former seems far-fetched, consider the latter: even if someone is listening to your story, and really hearing, that person will disappear from existence in...
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Jennifer Michael Hecht
It takes two to speak the truth - one to speak and another to hear.
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Henry David Thoreau
Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk.
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Doug Larson
More Quotes By Maggie Kuhn
My goal is to do something outrageous every day.
When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.
Speak your mind, even though your voice shakes.
The ultimate indignity is to be given a bedpan by a stranger who calls you by your first name.
I enjoy my wrinkles and regard them as badges of distinction- I've worked hard for them!
