When will you have a little pity for every soft thing that … - Mary Oliver

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When will you have a little pity for every soft thing that walks through the world, yourself included.

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Mary Jane Oliver (10 September 1935 – 17 January 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.

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Reading, then writing, then desiring to write well, shaped in me that most joyful of circumstances — a passion for work.

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When will you have a little pity for every soft thing that walks through the world, yourself included. - Mary Oliver

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