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The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
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"K. Eltinaé's poetry book, "The Moral Judgement of Butterflies," is an important literary work that explores themes of identity, displacement, and social justice. Through his powerful and thought-provoking poems, Eltinaé invites readers to reflect on "
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"I loved this book, how the writer plays with all the different languages, how beautifully written it is, the deep meaning it has when talking about family, friends, origins and the way it talks about society."
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“How do I tell them that so many words in their language rattle like cages without birds? Do you call it grief when the nest you fall from disappears into the sky with the sillage of a memory that will
never be done? That isn’t grief for us, we call that hüzün.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
never be done? That isn’t grief for us, we call that hüzün.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
“Don't look for neighbors in your silence. For that noise that distracts from the breathing of your own life. Never bow your head to loveless duties those mirages you were taught to chase while others walked their path. Tend to the wealth and splendor in your laughter. Be selfish with your love. Stock, simmer, and seal it in jars for winter, all year long. Keep your love.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
“Sometimes if you look hard enough at something it will bloom in your eyes &make countries for refugees no
one took in.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
one took in.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
“¨Everything I bought for that next life is on sale but I still don't fit.¨”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
“Don't look for neighbors in your silence. For that noise that distracts from the breathing of your own life. Never bow your head to loveless duties those mirages you were taught to chase while others walked their path. Tend to the wealth and splendor in your laughter. Be selfish with your love. Stock, simmer, and seal it in jars for winter, all year long. Keep your love.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
“Why then do our answers about love only survive in pictures? Why can a voice hijack so many passengers
but never quietly land?”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
but never quietly land?”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
“We wait too long for dowries, for the sweat of strangers, to remember our own perfume.”
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
― The Moral Judgement of Butterflies
