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“Guy Fieri's hair is the front lawn to hell.”
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“A poem is not an expression, nor is it an object. Yet it somewhat partakes of both. What a poem is is never to be known, for which I have learned to be grateful.”
Source : Hayden Carruth (1989). “Tell Me Again how the White Heron Rises and Flies Across the Nacreous River at Twilight Toward the Distant Islands”, p.11, New Directions Publishing
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“the value of land must, in the future, be assessed on its yield of potable water. Those property-owners with a constant source of pure water already have an economically-valuable "product" from their land, and need look no further for a source of income.”
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“When the man is at home, his standing in society is well known and quietly taken; but when he is abroad, it is problematical, and is dependent on the success of his manners.”
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“Most of us are now free to walk away from our marital commitments more easily than from any other contract in our lives.”
Source : William J. Doherty (2013). “Take Back Your Marriage, Second Edition: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart”, p.113, Guilford Press
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“Some people in England only have their wheelie bins collected once a fortnight. Their suffering is unimaginable.”
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“Photographs bear witness to a human choice being exercised in a given situation. A photograph is a result of the photographer's decision that it is worth recording that this particular event or this particular object has been seen. If everything that existed were continually being photographed, every photograph would become meaningless.”
Source : John Berger (2008). “Selected Essays of John Berger”, p.344, Vintage
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“Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.”