"The embrace of present and past time, in which English antiquarianism becomes a form of alchemy, engenders a strange timelessness. It is as if the little bird which flew through the Anglo-Saxon banqueting hall, in Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, gained the outer air and became the lark ascending in Vaughan Williams's orchestral setting. The unbroken chain is that of English music itself."

-- Peter Ackroyd

#Past Quotes #Air Quotes #Bird Quotes

“I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.”
“Iâ€™m so confused it almost feels calm.”
“Don't put anything into a story that does not reveal character or advance the action.”
“Jim Norton and Harland Williams always make me laugh.”
“Those are the two best words in English, 'Bidding' and 'war'.”
“The process of praying isn't about letting God know what you need, it's about letting you know more completely how much you need God and how vital having a relationship with Him is.”
“I know what I say; I understand my mission and business. God Almighty is my shield; and what can man do if God is my friend?”
“If you wish in this world to advance your merits you're bound to enhance; you must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or, trust me, you haven't a chance.”

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