"Threadbare his songs seem now, to lettered ken: They were worn threadbare next the hearts of men."

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Source : William Watson (1917). “Retrogression: and other poems”

William Watson

#Song Quotes #Heart Quotes #Men Quotes

“He tasted like sin made into wine: dark, heady, and impossible to resist.”
“when the imitation of Christ does not mean to live a life like Christ, but to live your life as authentically as Christ lived his, then there are many ways and forms in which a man can be a Christian.”
“It is difficult, if not impossible, to argue that laws written in the 1970s are adequate for today's intelligence challenges.”
“I am going to tell you a secret. Everything is about wanting. Everything. Things happen because of people wanting. Watch closely, and youâ€™ll see what I mean.”

Source : David Mitchell (2007). “Ghostwritten”, p.207, Vintage
“Some men can love forever, some for six years, some for six months, and others for six hours.”
“The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul.”
“And once again I found myself wondering, as I drifted off to stunned and unbelieving sleep:How do these terrible things always happen to me?”

Source : Jeff Lindsay (2005). “Dearly Devoted Dexter”, p.144, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“He could not wait to get rid of them so he could enjoy remembering them.”

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