Carolina QuotesFrom Hallaj, I learned to hunt lions, but I became something hungrier than a lion.
Coleman Barks Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"Hallaj" Ch. 11: Union
- work
- The Essential Rumi (1995)
- year
- 1995
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“From Hallaj, I learned to hunt lions, but I became something…” Coleman Barks. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-0FC3274FDC. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/0fc3274fdc
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