There's a fierce practicality and empiricism which the whole imaginative, lyrical aspect of poetry comes from.

David Whyte
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  2. Do not let anyone inuntil they love you so fiercely, you have no defense against their love. - AVA.

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  1. ...wanting soul life without the dark, warming intelligence of personal doubt is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.

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  3. Stop trying to change reality by eliminating complexity.

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