"When you hug someone you want it to be a masterpiece of connection, the way the button on his coat will leave the imprint of a planet in my cheek when I walk away."

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Source : Tess Gallagher (1984). “Willingly: Poems”

Tess Gallagher

#Hug Quotes #Buttons Quotes #Connections Quotes

“Americans believe that the private sector is always more efficient and cheaper than big government, and particularly when you go among Republicans, even after five beers, they still believe it. But I always say, "If it's really true, why would they need that 12 percent extra on a traditional government program? Explain to me why something that costs more saves me money as a taxpayer.".”
“One can speak poetry just by arranging colors well, just as one can say comforting things in music.”
“Liar, lawyer, mirror show me. Whatâ€™s the difference?”
“Trust in your own self more than in all else.”
“I never seek to defeat the man I am fighting, " he explained. "I seek to defeat his confidence. A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. Two men are equals - true equals - only when they both have equal confidence.”
“I have a strong feeling about interesting people in space exploration. . . . And the only way it's going to happen is to have some kid fantasize about getting his ray gun, jumping into his spaceship, and flying into outer space.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I'm not going to go run and hide because I'm catching some heat. I'm not going to stay at home and pout.”
“I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too long, And therefore I determine, That many people read a song, Who will not read a sermon.”

Source : Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1854). “The Poetical Works of Winthrop Mackworth Praed”, p.264

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