"I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score."

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Source : John Betjeman (2005). “Faith and Doubt of John Betjeman: An Anthology of Betjeman's Religious Verse”, p.177, A&C Black

John Betjeman

#Vision Quotes #Towers Quotes #Fields Quotes

“Look at situations as contingent, not as inevitable, look at them as the result of a series of historical choices made by men and women, as facts of society made by human beings, and not as natural or god-given, therefore unchangeable, permanent, irreversible.”
“I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.”
“From toil he wins his spirits light, From busy day the peaceful night; Rich, from the very want of wealth, In heaven's best treasures, peace and health.”

Source : Thomas Gray, William Mason (1827). “The works of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings, by W. Mason”, p.408
“Sometimes I'm not so sure just who I am either.”
“I believe the choice to become a mother is the choice to become one of the greatest spiritual teachers there is.”
“I don't blame anyone for not believing me, if I had not experienced it myself, I would not have believed it myself.”
“I suffer panic attacks which has made me really conscious about my fitness and I have become addicted to jogging. It might sound odd but a lot of good has come out of it. My fans send letters saying they have taken up jogging because I do it.”
“I am waiting for the day when I will see you again and hold your soft hands, touch your sweet lips and hug you tight so that you will never leave me again.”

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