"With each beat, the heart pumps nearly three ounces of blood into the arteries--seventy-five to ninety gallons an hour when the body is at rest."

--

Source : Ariel Gore (2003). “Atlas of the Human Heart”, p.14, Seal Press

Ariel Gore

#Heart Quotes #Blood Quotes #Body Quotes

“What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?”
“But no one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.”
“I challenged things that needed to be challenged at Purdue.”
“You take a text, you explore it, you enter it with all your heart and all your mind.”
“People at the top are closing ranks so tightly that all possibility of subjective deviation has gone, and difference can be sought only in the more distinguished cut of an evening dress.”
“Seeking is not always the way to find.”

Source : Augustus William Hare (1827). “Guesses at Truth”
“We don't ask God for too much; in fact, we ask for too little. Turn to Him for everything. Give everything to God.”

Source : Marianne Williamson (2013). “Illuminata: Thoughts, Prayers, Rites of Passage”, p.64, Random House
“I've tried over the years all kinds of ways of going about writing and even just thinking about the idea of writing. There was a time when I decided to try to write a song each day. Whether it was good or bad wasn't important.”

Source : "Lambchop". Interview With Stephen M. Deusner, pitchfork.com. October 7, 2008.

You may also like:

Beth Lisick
Writer
Crystal Eastman
Lawyer
Daphne Gottlieb
Poet
David Biespiel
Poet
Inga Muscio
Writer
Kevin Sampsell
Writer
Michelle Tea
Author
Tom Spanbauer
Writer
Poe Ballantine
Fiction writer