"The one close to me now; even my own body--these too will soon become clouds, floating in different directions."

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Source : no Komachi Ono, Izumi Shikibu (2015). “The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi anmd Izumi Shikibu, Women of teh Ancient Court of Japan”, p.147, Vintage

Izumi Shikibu

#Clouds Quotes #Different Quotes #Floating Quotes

“Songs came first. I started out in 1965 trying to copy the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and the Stones, like most kids I knew. I'm still trying. Songs are hard to beat.”
“Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just movies, but as a life.”
“My favorite show is America's Funniest Home Videos. People will get hit on the head and I feel bad cause I'm laughing my head off!”
“My time will come, that is: after the finish of the recurring song cycles”
“As we trust God to give us wisdom for today's decisions, He will lead us a step at a time into what He wants us to be doing in the future.”
“When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.”
“True knowledge consists in knowing things, not words.”

Source : Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1803). “The works of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: including her correspondence, poems, and essays”, p.183
“There is no brotherhood between love and dignity, Nor can they share the same abode.”

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