David Whyte

David Whyte

End

is never an ending in itself . . .

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David Whyte
Sep 09, 2024
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END

is a word that stays satisfyingly true to its meaning by bringing itself to an end before it has really begun, by carrying the illusion of being an end in itself and by holding out the ancient but forlorn human hope for a word to end all words. The word denotes a decisive wielding of power in a human life: to bring something or ev…

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