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" We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,
but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world. To make injustice the only
measure of our attention is to praise the Devil. "

Jack Gilbert , Refusing Heaven


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Jack Gilbert quote : We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure,<br />but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have<br />the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless<br />furnace of this world. To make injustice the only<br />measure of our attention is to praise the Devil.