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Mountains define you. You cannot define / Them.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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Writer
May Eleanor Sarton
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Mountain
Cannot
Mountains

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I tell the gods are still alive / And they are not consoling.
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When I am alone the flowers are really seen I can pay attention to them. They are felt as presences. Without them I would die...they change before my eyes. They live and die in a few days they keep me closely in touch with the process, with growth, and also with dying. I am floated on their moments.
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The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind.
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