"I look to you without looking"
Dickinson, Schopenhauer, Howe, Burroughs, Brock-Broido, House
Emily Dickinson:
Belshazzar had a Letter - / He never had but one - / Belshazzar's Correspondent
Concluded and begun / In that that immortal Copy / The Conscience of us all
Can read without its Glasses / On Revelation’s Wall -
Arthur Schopenhauer:
If you want to know how you really feel about someone, take note of the impression an unexpected letter from him makes on you when you first see it on the doormat.
Marie Howe:
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CM Burroughs:
Lucie Brock-Broido:
Son House:
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