Carolina QuotesIt may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home.
Coleman Barks Connected to the Carolinas
Source
"In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo: In Cairo, Dreaming of Baghdad." Ch. 20: In Baghdad, Dreaming of Cairo: More Teaching Stories, p. 206
- work
- The Essential Rumi (1995)
- year
- 1995
- locator
- p. 206
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