Paul Celan, From “Black,” In BREATHTURN INTO TIMESTEAD: THE COLLECTED LATER POETRY A BILINGUAL EDITION

we’re dancing round the kitchen in the refrigerator light

I want to live by the ocean but also in a forest but also in the mountains but also in a big city but also in the countryside , you feel me ?

My little revolution.

I believe this world needs more compassion. And why not start right here? With this next thought. With this next feeling. 

Can I just let it be exactly as it is?

this is so embarrassing. i want to love & be loved & drink really nice tea & eat really nice pasta & not feel like the loneliness is a part of me anymore. i want a herb garden

if somebody held their arms out to me and softly told me “c’mere” i would simply break down

Nothing I’ve read has changed me more than “you do people a favor by accepting their help” like I repeat this constantly to so many people because it’s true!!! People like to feel useful, they like to feel kind, they like to feel like they have an ability to impact people’s lives so just let them!! Not everything is a thing to be owed back — accept people’s kindness without making a competition out of it

love when women are like im sooo sleepy and its literally 5 pm. i love you

when is it my turn to get the feminine urge to study for three hours straight

“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”

— Unknown