"Followers of trails and of seasons, breakers of camp in the little dawn wind, seekers of watercourses over the wrinkled rind of the world, o seekers, o finders of reasons to be up and be gone."

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Source : Saint-John Perse, Mary Ann Caws (1982). “Selected Poems”, p.31, New Directions Publishing

Saint-John Perse

#Wind Quotes #Dawn Quotes #Gone Quotes

“I wake up every day and I can't wait to go to work, and that's a gift. Not too many people have the opportunity to feel that way.”
“To accept the inevitable; neither to struggle against it nor murmur at it-this is the great lesson of life.”
“I don't think we will find a cure for all cancers in the next 50 years let alone 20. I think it's foolishness to say that.”
“Sorry, boyfriends everywhereâ€”youâ€™re doomed to sit through an hour and forty-seven minutes of syrupy drivel. The payoff? Between my face, Taddâ€™s abs and Quintonâ€™s biceps, your girl will be ready for takeoff as soon as the credits roll. Youâ€™re welcome.”
“Singing lessons are like body building for your larynx.”
“I'm not going to throw my state under the bus. That's never going to happen.”
“More good has been accomplished by simple people seeking their own honest ends than by all the philanthropists in history.”
“There is joy in feeling the bristles of a quality brush, seeing the richness and lush color of truly good pigment flowing onto the paper or canvas. The cheap stuff just makes for harder work and lesser results.”

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