"But for us the road unfurls itself, we don't stop walking, we know there is far to go."

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Source : Denise Levertov (2003). “Selected Poems”, p.13, New Directions Publishing

Denise Levertov

#Walking Quotes

“I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw 'my people' portrayed accurately.”

Source : "Paul Feig walks us through Freaks And Geeks". Interview With Genevieve Koski, tv.avclub.com. April 9, 2012.
“The pitcher wound up and he flang the ball at the batter. The batter swang and missed. The pitcher flang the ball again and this time the batter connected. He hit a high fly right to the center fielder. The center fielder was all set to catch the ball, but at the last minute his eyes were blound by the sun and he dropped it.”
“A mystery of the universe is how it has managed to survive with so much volunteer help.”
“Every physical fact, every expression of nature, every feature of the earth, the work of any and all of those agents which make the face of the world what it is, and as we see it, is interesting and instructive. Until we get hold of a group of physical facts, we do not know what practical bearings they may have, though right-minded men know that they contain many precious jewels, which science, or the expert hand of philosophy will not fail top bring out, polished, and bright, and beautifully adapted to man's purposes.”
“Cormac interrupted. 'Maybe I oughta shoot you both, put you both out of your misery.”

Source : Carrie Vaughn (2010). “Kitty Takes a Holiday”, p.46, Hachette UK
“The forties and fifties were years of high poet-incense; the language-flowers were thickly sweet. Those flowers whined and begged white folks to pick them, to find them lovable. Then the '60s: Independent fire!”
“I figure as an artist the best thing you can do is follow your heart - and if your heart is marketable, then you win.”
“My parents called themselves progressives. The agenda was a Soviet America...the slogan of the communist party in those days was peace, jobs, democracy. Sound familar? The communist party is the democratic Party.”

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