"The pull between sound and syntax creates a kind of musical tension in the language that interests me."

-- Marilyn Hacker

#Musical Quotes #Sound Quotes #Syntax Quotes

“Happiness can only be found within, by breaking attachments to external things and cultivating an attitude of acceptance.”
“Be the green grass above me, with showers and dewdrops wet; and if thou wilt, remember, and if thou wilt, forget.”
“Chaos is impatient. It's random. And above all it's selfish. It tears down everything just for the sake of change, feeding on itself in constant hunger. But Chaos can also be appealing. It tempts you to believe that nothing matters except what you want.”
“Alas! to seize the moment When the heart inclines to heart, And press a suit with passion, Is not a woman's part. If man come not to gather The roses where they stand, They fade among their foliage, They cannot seek his hand.”
“If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.”
“Sooner barbarity than boredom.”
“In some countries Women's Day is a national holiday and men give women flowers. In America Women's Day falls on another holiday, Mardi Gras, where men give women beads in the respectful and post-feminist desire to see their naked boobies.”
“India has a responsibility to itself to fight Climate Change”

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