"When they made love Geryon liked to touch in slow succession each of the bones of Herakles' back as it arched away from him into who knows what dark dream of its own, running both hands all the way down from the base of the neck to the end of the spine which he can cause to shiver like a root in the rain."

-- Anne Carson

#Running Quotes #Dream Quotes #Rain Quotes

“A student well versed in even one technique will naturally see corresponding points in other techniques. A upper level punch, a lower punch, a front punch and a reverse punch are all essentially the same. Looking over thirty-odd kata, he should be able to see that they are essentially variations on just a handful.”
“We are committed to the Common Civil Code, Article 370 and building of a magnificent temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram.”
“I want us to continue to scale and grow over the coming years in education, professional development and employment to bring about change in people's lives.”

Source : Source: forums.juniper.net
“Because, once alone, it is impossible to believe that one could ever have been otherwise. Loneliness is an absolute discovery.”
“Live simply. Give more. Expect less.”
“What is it to be rich? It is to have an assured income in excess of expenditures, and to have no occasion for anxiety for the morrow. It is to be above the necessity of living from hand to mouth. It is to be able (or to have grounds to insanely suppose one's self to be able) to live outside of God's providence.”

Source : William Batchelder Greene (1873). “A Letter to the Rev. Henry W. Foote, Minister of King's Chapel, in Vindication of the Poorer Class of the Boston Working-women”, p.6
“Each time a friend dies, the present becomes the past, in an instant.”
“Winning is not enough. All others must lose.”

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