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The door to the soul is unlocked you do not need to please the doorkeeper, the door in front of you is yours, intended for you, and the doorkeeper obeys when spoken to.

Robert Bly

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Robert Bly
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: December 23
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Robert Bly
Robert Elwood Bly
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I wanted to spend all my time writing poetry. But when I had children I couldn't do that anymore.
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Don't go outside your house to see flowers. My friend, don't bother with that excursion. Inside your body there are flowers. One flower has a thousand petals. That will do for a place to sit. Sitting there you will have a glimpse of beauty inside the body and out of it, before gardens and after gardens.
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