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I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
Wendell Berry
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"I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free."
— Wendell Berry #deathmortality #warpeace

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I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. — Wendell Berry

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Wendell Berry was a Poet from United States (1934–present).

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Wendell Berry lived from 1934 – present.
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