"Strangers have crossed the sound, but not the sound of the dark oarsmen Or the golden-haired sons of kings, Strangers whose thought is not formed to the cadence of waves, Rhythm of the sickle, oar and milking pail"

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Source : Kathleen Raine (1989). “Selected Poems”, p.74, SteinerBooks

Kathleen Raine

#Kings Quotes #Son Quotes #Dark Quotes

“I was very pleased with the entire selection process. The manner in which it was conducted included all parts of United States' basketball, from the professional level to the colleges and high schools. Everyone was considered.”
“Great coaches are great humanitarians. They really care for the athlete as people first and athletes second. This is paramount in gaining respect.”
“Art in its widest sense is the extension of the personality: a host of artificial limbs.”
“Blankly expressing oneself can be stronger than words.”
“I don't know to what extent someone can BECOME an artist - you either are or you aren't - and if you are you'll HAVE to make your way to some kind of sickly light, no matter how terrible the soil you were seeded in your nature will out somehow.”
“Very devoted religious people are so extroverted, but at the same time, they're so repressed sexually and so conservative. I've never been able to understand that combination, but I'm fascinated by it.”
“The underground is not a place but a way of life. You can be underground most anywhere, from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Hermosa Beach, California.”
“It far easier to find a reason not to love someone, than otherwise. Rejection requires only one reason. Love requires complete acceptance.”

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