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" I wanted to be a hummingbird.
It made sense to long for rapid wings and the ability to hover always—

to be Huitzilopochtli taming my snakes.

Sometimes though, the thought exhausts me and
I want to be a slow horse, a tennis shoe. "

Ada Limon


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Ada Limon quote : I wanted to be a hummingbird.<br /> It made sense to long for rapid wings and the ability to hover always—<br /><br /> to be Huitzilopochtli taming my snakes.<br /><br />Sometimes though, the thought exhausts me and<br /> I want to be a slow horse, a tennis shoe.