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" I’m learning
geography is about loss
and so I keep moving
into closets that never smell like you.
I’m learning not to order
everything and want nothing.
My mouth is empty. The words won’t stay.

— Paul Guest, from “Airport Letter 2,” My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge (Ecco, 2008) "

― Paul Guest , My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge

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Paul Guest quote : I’m learning<br />geography is about loss<br />and so I keep moving<br />into closets that never smell like you.<br />I’m learning not to order<br />everything and want nothing.<br />My mouth is empty. The words won’t stay.<br /><br />— Paul Guest, from “Airport Letter 2,” <i>My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge</i> (Ecco, 2008)
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