Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves ― Laura Esquivel

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I am a happy soul. – Lailah Gifty Akita

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Eroticism is first and foremost a thirst for otherness. And the supernatural is the supreme otherness. This is perhaps the most noble aim of poetry, to attach ourselves to the world around us, to turn desire into love, to embrace, finally what always evades us, what is beyond, but what is always there – the unspoken, the spirit, the soul.

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I’m the only fire that can live in the rain

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My normal routine is pretty much putting out fires all day.

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At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul

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The soul is awakened through service.

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If you believe the noises of the world, rather than the silences of your soul, you will be lost.

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Imagination is more important than knowledge. Imagination is the language of the soul. Pay attention to your imagination and you will discover all you need to be fulfilled.

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Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

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