"We live in our own world , A world that is too small For you to stoop and enter Even on hands and knees, The adult subterfuge."

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Source : R.S. Thomas (2012). “Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas”, p.57, Hachette UK

R. S. Thomas

#Hands Quotes #World Quotes #Knees Quotes

“Play before you get good, because by the time you get good, you're too old to play”
“I just happened to start playing music for the conceptual ideas”
“Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.”
“I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.”

Source : "Sens. DeMint & Murkowski and Chairman Kaine on 'State of the Union'". www.realclearpolitics.com. September 19, 2010.
“Never try to snow a snowman.”
“To generous souls every task is noble.”
“In school, my favorite subject was math. That's where I learned to count money.”
“Yet for all the depression no one ever quit. When someone quit, we couldn't believe it. 'I'm becoming a rafting instructor on the Colorado River,' they said. 'I'm touring college towns with my garage band.' We were dumbfounded. It was like they were from another planet. Where had they found the derring-do? What would they do about car payments? We got together for going away drinks on their final day and tried to hide our envy while reminding ourselves that we still had the freedom and luxury to shop indiscriminately.”

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