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1 " If I breathe, what will my heart think?If I vomit, what will my soul think? "
― Xi Chuan , Notes on the Mosquito: Selected Poems
2 " No one has yet tested the pencilTo see how many words it can write "
3 " Many people pretend to be in thought, proving thought to be a beautiful thing. But the bald man doesn’t need a comb, the tiger doesn’t need weapons, the fool doesn’t need thought. The person with no needs is practically a sage, but the sage also needs to count the rivers across the iron bridge to pass the time. This is the difference between the sage and the fool. "
4 " Night is the sleep of seven wax mothsDawn is the singing of five mermaidsNoon is the scratching of three field miceDusk is the shadow of a crow "
5 " The lofty bookshelves sagUnder thousands of sleeping soulsSilence, hopeful - Every time I open a book, a soul is awakened. "
― Xi Chuan , Yours Truly & Other Poems
