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The moment one gives close attention to anything

Henry Miller
May 2014 (Vol. XXVII, No. 5)

The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

~ Henry Miller
Stand Still Like The Hummingbird
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