“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”

— Rumi

As quoted in Marry Your Muse : Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity (1997) by Jan Phillips, p. 75

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Iranian poet 1207–1273

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