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"You do not have to be good.You do not have to walk on your kneesfor a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves."

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About Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver was an American poet known for work on nature, spirituality, and everyday life. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award.

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