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All through my life i never did believe in human measurement. numbers, time, inches, feet. all are just ploys for cutting nature down to size. i know the grand scheme of the world is beyond our brains to fathom, so i don't try, just let it in.
-Louise Erdrich
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All Through My Life I Never Did

Louise Erdrich
All through my life i never did believe in human measurement. numbers, time, inches, feet. all are just ploys for cutting nature down to size. i know the grand scheme of the world is beyond our brains to fathom, so i don't try, just let it in.
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