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When Words Catch Fire

You have to breathe upon them, or simple distrust them enough until they flare-up in indignation. What you must not do is take them for granted. Each word is woman waiting for you to woo her. Make love to several words at one time they will not care, jealousy is for unfaithful poets who peddle stale words. If you see deeper than the letters, deeper than any dictionary can, then you are honoring them. How many times have you put down a word knowing you were cheating? There is a passion inside of you, breathe fire into it.

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