"When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper."

-- Anthony Trollope

#Strong Quotes #Wall Quotes #Ivy Quotes

“Black ice is the smoothest naturally occuring ice there is, as if nature were condescending to art. ... Black ice is an act of nature as elusive as grace, and far more rare. ... I have never skated on black ice, but perhaps my children will. They'll know it, at least, when it appears: that the earth can stretch smooth and unbroken like grace, and they'll know as they know my voice that they were meant to have their share.”
“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make.”

Source : Truman Capote, M. Thomas Inge (1987). “Truman Capote: Conversations”, p.88, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“A lot of times, magazines end up presenting me as some type of weirdo, but I make my music for everyday people.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. December 5, 2012.
“There is a gulf between the high value Americans put on life in theory and its cheapness in practice.”
“A wifeâ€™s prayers for her husband have a far greater effect on him than anyone elseâ€™s, even his motherâ€™s. (Sorry, Mom.)”
“Joy is not a thing, it is in us.”
“Each moment is a moment of choice and your commitments keep you true to yourself, choice by choice.”
“I love being home at Christmastime.”

You may also like: