Sometimes you get some slack in the line and you can play it out for a while. Then someone show it to you growing wild and beautiful, flowering vines consuming cities, erasing pavement and lines. “We think of language as this tame thing that lives in neat garden beds, bound by rules and fences. They make me feel like I can open doors.”ĩ. But also to bleed for the world we write poetry about. But then somehow you do, and for at least that moment, you can’t even remember a time when it wasn’t on your lips.”ħ. “You pass through enough defeat, if feels like you’ll never taste victory’s sweetness. Sometimes you have to wrench them away and cup them in your hands, to protect them from the wind and rain.”Ħ. “Life often won’t freely give you moments of joy. Fear seeks to preserve itself, and the bigger you let your life and perspective and heart get, the less air you give feat to survive.”ĥ. “There are days when your heart is so filled with this world’s beauty, it feels like holding too much of something in your hand.”Ĥ. “Because for every way the world tries to kill us, it gives us a way to survive. Your life is yours, and it can be new and wondrous.”Ģ. It might be one of my favorite playlists I’ve made! Anyway, in honor of today’s release day, I thought I would share my top ten In the Wild Lights quotes. ![]() ![]() In case you missed it, I also made a playlist for this book last week. ![]() This is definitely one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year and I can’t wait for everyone else to read it. Today is the day! In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner is officially out in the world.
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