"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."

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Source : Malcolm Lowry (2012). “Under the Volcano: A Novel”, p.101, Open Road Media

Malcolm Lowry

#Garden Quotes #Bird Quotes #Wire Quotes

“It is impossible to pretend that you are not heir to, and therefore, however inadequately or unwillingly, responsible to, and for, the time and place that give you life -- without becoming, at very best, a dangerously disoriented human being.”
“I don't like being out in public too much. I don't like going to bars. I don't like doing celebrity stuff.”
“There are perhaps no days of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite book.”
“There comes a moment in every life when a choice must be made between right and wrong, between good and evil, between light and darkness. These decisions are made in an instant, but with repercussions that last a lifetime.”
“The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.”
“It's an odd feeling, knowing someone is trying to kill you. On the front line, you learn quickly that if you're in the path of a bullet, you will get hit.”
“Honestly, you have to take care of yourself. That's probably something I have learned on the road.”

Source : "13 Questions With Talib Kweli". Interview with Emma McKay, www.askmen.com.
“No pleasure is simpler, no luxury cheaper, no consciousness-altering substance more benign.”

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