Joy Harjo Quote Explained: But come here, Fear. / I am alive! / And you are so afraid / of dying.

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There is no poetry where there are no mistakes.

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Mistake

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I know I walk in and out of several worlds each day.

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My generation is now the door to memory. That is why I am remembering.

- Joy Harjo

Poet

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True power does not amass through the pain and suffering of others.

- Joy Harjo

Poet

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I believe that poets have to be inside their poems somewhere, or the poem won’t work.

- Joy Harjo

Poet

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Remember that you are this universe and that this universe is you.

- Joy Harjo

Poet

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Remember that you are all people and that all people are you.

- Joy Harjo

Poet

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Equality

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I’ve always had a theory that some of us are born with nerve endings longer than our bodies

- Joy Harjo

Poet

· USA

But come here, Fear. / I am alive! / And you are so afraid / of dying.

But come here, Fear. / I am alive! / And you are so afraid / of dying.

There is no poetry where there are no mistakes.

I know I walk in and out of several worlds each day.

My generation is now the door to memory. That is why I am remembering.

True power does not amass through the pain and suffering of others.

I believe that poets have to be inside their poems somewhere, or the poem won’t work.

Remember that you are this universe and that this universe is you.

Remember that you are all people and that all people are you.

I’ve always had a theory that some of us are born with nerve endings longer than our bodies

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

If some persons died, and others did not die, death would be a terrible affliction. Explain

Death holds no horrors. It is simply the ultimate horror of life.

A philosopher is a fool who torments himself while he is alive, to be talked of after he is dead.

Happiness ceases to be a normal condition of being alive, and becomes a goal.

Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can’t come.

I was never more alive than when the Dark Passenger was driving.

There’s no man, alive or dead, who’s going to fault you for living.

But come here, Fear. / I am alive! / And you are so afraid / of dying.

But come here, Fear. / I am alive! / And you are so afraid / of dying.

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