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1 " Pain is subtle. He has cold grey fingers. His voice is horse from crying & screaming... When people try to avoid him, he follows them silently & turns upas the bartender, or the bus driver... Pain has an elaborate filing system for keeping track of everyone... Pain respects people who are willing to take risks. If you... face him directly, he will give you a special ointment so your wounds don't fester. "
― , The Book of Qualities
2 " I won't sleepif that's what it takesto not wake upas myself "
― Casey Renee Kiser , Hold Me Under: Poems to Drown to
3 " like our parents alwaystold us not to likefirefighters warn againstwe're playinggames and makingthe rules upas we go we'rematchingwarmth to warmthstarting fires burningwishes into ourskin we're hiddenholdingforbidden lightswe're childrenwhose fathers havenever taught nevertouchbut we're findingthese new flameswe smotherat the sound of footsteps. "
― Naomi Shihab Nye , Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25
