"More than the sound of my own beating heart, I miss the sound of a ticking clock. Time passes. It must pass."

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Source : Beth Revis (2011). “Across the Universe”, p.55, Penguin

Beth Revis

#Heart Quotes #Missing Quotes #Sound Quotes

“In a thousand voices singing the Hallelujah Chorus in Handel's "Messiah," it is possible to distinguish the leading voices, but the differences of training and cultivation between them and the voices in the chorus, are lost in the unity of purpose and in the fact that they are all human voices lifted by a high motive.”
“In time you shall see Fate approach you In the shape of your own image in the mirror.”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.188, The Floating Press
“I think that the U.S. does have this very much more open attitude, and I admire it very much and I think it's very important to the world. But the information and the discussion sometimes come too late, after the effective decision has been made.”
“Existence itself is nothing if not an amazement. Good poems restore amazement.”

Source : "Poet Jane Hirshfield On How To Read Poetry And Restore ‘Amazement’". Interview with Claire Fallon, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 20, 2015.
“I once heard someone say morality was method. Do you hold with that? I suppose you wouldn't. You would say that morality was vested in the aim, I expect. Difficult to know what one's aims are, that's the trouble, specially if you're British.”
“There are many things in life that you feel you need such as television, magazines, teachers telling that you have to make money and be successful, but if you have some kind of hope, something to hold onto, then all this will no longer be important. If you can make your next day better than the previous one, then you will see what it really means something to you and not everything that people think you need for your life.”
“I think the world is full of evil people. I think in some ways we're in more danger now than before.”
“There was a deliberate voluptuousness that was both thrilling and repulsive. And as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal till I could see in the moonlight the moisture Then lapped the white, sharp teeth. Lower and lower went her head. I closed my eyes in a languorous ecstasy and waited.”

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