"Rhythm is one of the principal translators between dream and reality. Rhythm might be described as, to the world of sound, what light is to the world of sight. It shapes and gives new meaning. Rhythm was described by Schopenhauer as melody deprived of its pitch."

-- Edith Sitwell

#Dream Quotes #Reality Quotes #Light Quotes

“I am so frickin' cool and delicious and pretty and witty and sharp! I love every inch of me! Who wouldn't?”
“He put his arms around her. â€œWell, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?â€ She sighed. â€œI suppose.â€ â€œYou suppose?â€ â€œWhat do you want? A medal?â€ â€œFor starters. A trophy would be nice, too.â€ She smiled. â€œWhat do you think you're holding right now?”
“For whatever reason, we relate to anything godlike with an English accent. The English are very proud of that. And with anything Roman or gladiators, they have an English accent. For an audience, it is an easy trick to hook people in.”
“Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life.”
“I think a writer's job is to provoke questions. I like to think that if someone's read a book of mine, they've had--I don't know what--the literary equivalent of a shower. Something that would start them thinking in a slightly different way perhaps. That's what I think writers are for. This is what our function is.”
“The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes.”
“Said the tiger to the lily, Said the viper to the rose, Let us marry so our children May attain the double pose. With a feline half a flower With the attar in the asp We could institute a slaughter That would make a planet gasp.”

Source : Nathalia Crane (1928). “Venus Invisible: And Other Poems”
“I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.”

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