"We could be happy if the air was as pure as beer."

-- Richard von Weizsaecker

#Beer Quotes #Air Quotes

“The movements of some more little red birds in the garden, like animated rosebuds, appeared unbearably jittery and thievish. It was as though the creatures were attached by sensitive wires to his nerves.”

Source : Malcolm Lowry (2012). “Under the Volcano: A Novel”, p.101, Open Road Media
“Many have said of Alchemy, that it is for the making of gold and silver. For me such is not the aim, but to consider only what virtue and power may lie in medicines.”
“Smoking is a dying habit.”
“It looks like the age of the mass is behind us and the age of the individual is upon us. The chasm that now exists between new people and old organizations is destroying economic value and inhibiting the emergence of a new chapter of capitalism aligned with the needs of this new society. The new purpose of commerce is to provide the tools, platforms, and relationships, digital or human, that enable individuals to live the lives they choose.”
“I don't know how many people run for vice president and president and lose both.”
“To say that people would cease to come to California if they would have to pay more taxes is to underestimate the advantages of being in California - mightily.”

Source : Interview with Carla Marinucci, www.sfgate.com. October 9, 2005.
“Reproach is infinite, and knows no end.”
“Now the seasons are closing their files on each of us, the heavy drawers full of certificates rolling back into the tree trunks, a few old papers flocking away. Someone we loved has fallen from our thoughts, making a little, glittering splash like a bicycle pushed by a breeze. Otherwise, not much has happened; we fell in love again, finding that one red reather on the wind.”

Source : Ted Kooser (2005). “Flying At Night: Poems 1965-1985”, p.96, University of Pittsburgh Press

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