I like work; it certainly fascinates me. I can sit and stare at it for hours together without getting overwhelmed. I love to keep it by myself; only the task of finishing it tortures me
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His weary vision’s so overwhelmed by iron bars,
his exhausted eyes see only blank Oblivion.
His world is not our world. It has no stars.
No light. Ten thousand bars. Nothing beyond.
('Der Panther' or 'The Panther' by Rainer Maria Rilke, loose translation by Michael R. Burch)
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I have since learnt to appreciate that my own mind has far greater superiors; where it cannot match the quickness of others, it leaves room for amazement.
You see, if I knew more,
and misunderstood less,
I would be underwhelmed every time.
How boring I should think it.
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'When the companionship of loneliness knocks on your door the soul is overwhelmed with past regrets and the heart is left in eternal anguish...'
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Talent unused fades when we are too busy, obsesssed and overwhelmed by life, if we are lucky, it returns to impregnate us with the potential of emotion and expression, if only we allow it.
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