"Two daiquiris withdrew into a corner of a gorgeous room and one told the other a lie."

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Source : John Berryman (2014). “The Dream Songs: Poems”, p.18, Macmillan

John Berryman

#Lying Quotes #Two Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“Economy, speed, nervousness, and desperation produce the final wasteful, semi-incoherent movies we see.”
“To me thinking outside the box means; crossing disciplines and pulling in expertise and perspective from outside of the standard boundaries.”

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“In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash'd palings, Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, with many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love, With every leaf a miracle - and from this bush in the dooryard, With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break.”
“It's a great thing when a man knows how to dance, she said. When a man can dance, the world is his oyster." Adele, Henry's Mother”
“When I was young, I kissed my first woman and smoked my first cigarette on the same day. Believe me, never since have IÂ wasted any more time on tobacco.â€â€œAfter I die I shall return to earth as the doorkeeper of a bordello and I won't let a oneÂ of you in.”
“We live in an era of organized irresponsibility.”
“Dawn's faint breath breathes with your mouth at the ends of empty streets. Gray light your eyes, sweet drops of dawn on dark hills. Your steps and breath like the wind of dawn smother houses. The city shudders, Stones exhaleâ€” you are life, an awakening. Star lost in the light of dawn, trill of the breeze, warmth, breathâ€” the night is done. You are light and morning.”
“News is to the mind what sugar is to the body.”

Source : "News is bad for you - and giving up reading it will make you happier" by Rolf Dobelli, www.theguardian.com. April 12, 2013.

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