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Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other.


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If I believe in anything, it is in the dark night of the soul. Awe is my religion, and mystery is its church.



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One writes because one has been touched by the yearning for and the despair of ever touching the Other.





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This page presents the quote "Only poetry can measure the distance between ourselves and the Other.". Author of this quote is Charles Simic. This quote is about poetry, distance,.