W. S. Merwin Quotes

There are aspects of human life that are not purely destructive, and there is a need to pay attention to the things around us while they are still around us. And you know, in a way, if you don't pay that attention, the anger is just bitterness.

W. S. Merwin

• Life
• Attention
• Aspects
• Destructive

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• There are aspects of human life that are not purely destructive, and there is a need to pay attention to the things around us while they are still around us. And you know, in a way, if you don't pay that attention, the anger is just bitterness.

  

  W. S. Merwin
  • Life
  • Attention
  • Aspects