"It is not easy writing someone a postcard. The size and shape of the card cut you down to size."

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Source : Ron Padgett (2013). “Collected Poems”, p.302, Coffee House Press

Ron Padgett

#Writing Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Cards Quotes

“I grew up in a very open-minded family. My father died when I was very little, so my mother was really, really incredibly busy trying to provide for us.”
“The way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person.”
“I'm very educated and can give you somewhat of a vocabulary, but I don't get to the philosophical side.”
“Learning is never cumulative, it is a movement of knowing which has no beginning and no end.”
“I tell you, lad, that men will believe is one says, "The Gods say..." They will believe if one says, "I had a Vision..." They will believe if one says, "It was told me on a tablet of hidden gold..." But, if one says, "History teaches," then they will not believe.”

Source : Sheri S. Tepper (2013). “King's Blood Four”, p.47, Hachette UK
“Rainbows is a pretty honest look at my approach to life and love. While I admit to not exactly being an angel, I do try and live life to the fullest and give as much as I can of myself in the process”
“Matters of fact, which as Mr Budgell somewhere observes, are very stubborn things.”

Source : 'The Will of Matthew Tindal' (1733) p. 23
“It is besides necessary that whoever is brave should be a man of great soul.”

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