Even where love has run thin the child's soul musters strength. . . the rush of purpose to … - Adrienne Rich

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If truth is a value it is because it is true and not because it is brave to speak it.

Adrienne Rich

Even where love has run thin the child's soul musters strength. . . the rush of purpose to make a life worth living past abandonment building the layers up again over the torn hole.

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The moment when a feeling enters the body
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