"Primeval forests! virgin sod! That Saxon has not ravish'd yet, Lo! peak on peak in stairways set- In stepping stairs that reach to God! Here we are free as sea or wind, For here are set Time's snowy tents In everlasting battlements Against the march of Saxon mind."

-- Joaquin Miller

#Ocean Quotes #Wind Quotes #Sea Quotes

“For instance, members of the elite will never allow their children to become musicians normally, because it's - not embarrassing - but it's not done. There's a very famous composer from the '70s from a well-known family that disowned him, and he's a man, so there's this historical precedence with their relationships with musicians - not so much music as it's this abstract thing - but externally with artists.”

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“The aquilegia sprinkled on the rocks A scarlet rain; the yellow violet Sat in the chariot of its leaves, the phlox Held spikes of purple flame in meadows wet, And all the streams with vernal-scented reed Were fringed, and streaky bellow of miskodeed.”
“The important things are always simple.”
“I'm not as reckless as I used to be. You know, when I was little.”
“There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes”

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“There is no doubt that running away on a fresh, blue morning can be exhilarating.”

Source : Jean Rhys (2017). “The Collected Short Stories”, p.120, Penguin UK
“I have lifted the veil. I have created life, wrested the secret of life from life. Now do you understand? From the lives of those who have gone before, I have created life.”
“Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy. Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time. And of course, Leonard was Spock. Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trekâ€™s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanityâ€™s future.I loved Spock.”

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