In addition to his renowned poetry, Cummings also dabbled in painting, writing, and playwriting. From a man who knows the joy of going against the grain:
“To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.”
– e. e. cummings
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Thank you so much Jenn! Honored that you thought of ToT!
Love this! Although I must admit when i first looked at the pic I thought the woman had a carpet python wrapped around her neck… 😛 LOL
That’d be a heck of a scarf!
This is one of my favorite quotes ever. It is so true, being yourself is not an easy job.
Definitely a difficult one when we let everything else get in the way and forget to check in with ourselves. Thanks for your input Lavinia!