"Verse should be as natural As the small tuber that feeds on muck And grows slowly from obtuse soil To the white flower of immortal beauty"

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Source : R. S. Thomas, “Poetry For Supper”

R. S. Thomas

#Flower Quotes #White Quotes #Soil Quotes

“Our job if you will, is to roll the stone away. God's job is to raise the dead.”
“The absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.”
“My universe is my eyes and my ears. Anything else is hearsay.”
“Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much.”
“The world is full of people who have dreams of playing at Carnegie Hall, of running a marathon, and of owning their own business. The difference between the people who make it across the finish line and everyone else is one simple thing: an action plan.”
“Of course a politician's promise isn't worth the paper it's written on.”
“This is no time to let down our guard on youth violence. Research demonstrates that appropriate interventions made during or prior to adolescence can direct young people away from violence toward healthy and constructive lives.”
“I see little hope for a nation that values the health of its livestock more than that of its people....Farmers are not criticized for routinely giving their (live)stock nutritional supplements....superior to any sold for humans...Millions of families could plant home gardens if they truly wanted health. Refined food are practically unknown in Russia. The life expectancy of the 40-year-old American is near the lowest in the world.”

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