"When the short days of winter came, dusk fell before we had well eaten our dinners. When we met in the street the houses had grown sombre. The space of sky above us was the colour of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air stung us and we played till our bodies glowed. Our shouts echoed in the silent street."

-- James Joyce

#Winter Quotes #Sky Quotes #Space Quotes

“Turning water to wine? I mean c'mon, that's stupid. They should have let me write the bible.”
“But I wanted marriage for myself. I was not calculating about it. I wish I was more calculating.”
“Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.”
“There's good in this world. I mean I'm not at all blind to that. God is a good God himself. There are good things. He gives good gifts to His children. But within this world there's a harshness and some of it is unanswered. I don't think I'm trying to provide an answer as much as I am begging people to walk with me in awareness so that we can push back the darkness.”
“You practice and you get better. It's very simple.”

Source : "Philip Glass: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 9, 2009.
“It is almost certain that excess in eating is the cause of almost all the diseases of the body, but its effects on the soul are even more disastrous.”
“There are moments when I am writing when I think that if other people knew how I felt right now, theyâ€™d burn me at the stake for feeling so good, so full, so much intense pleasure.”
“You could move to Europe." "You know, I've actually been considering that lately." Kai laughed again, the warmth returning to the sound. "If that's not a vote of confidence, I don't know what is.”

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