"These great turning-days of life cast no shadow before, slip by unconsciously. Only a trifle, a little turn of the rudder, and the ship goes to heaven or hell."

--

Source : Rebecca Harding Davis (2016). “Life in the Iron-Mills”, p.11, Lulu.com

Rebecca Harding Davis

#Fate Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“They carried the sky. The whole atmosphere, they carried it, the humidity, the monsoons, the stink of fungus and decay, all of it, they carried gravity.”
“With odorous oil thy head and hair are sleek; And then thou kemb'st the tuzzes on thy cheek: Of these, my barbers take a costly care.”
“John Michell's The Dimensions of Paradise is inarguably among the most important Gnostic transmissions of recent generations. With his candid, uncomplicated style, John has made widely available the visions, the laws, and the numbers held within pure geometry and which integrate earth and sky, movement and form, cosmos and mankind.”
“But my last conscious thought was an image of Prince Char when he'd caught the bridle of Sir Stephan's horse. His face had been close to mine. Two curls had spilled onto his forehead. A few freckles dusted his nose, and his eyes said he was sorry for me to go.”
“Things aren't always as they appear. I've been believing things to be a certain way because I want them to be that way. I build up illusions in my head.”
“Gettin' dressed up for court, that's a law suit”
“Know what I mean? Eh, eh, Nudge nudge, Say no more?”
“The crooning turns to a sunrise singing.”

Source : Vachel Lindsay, Dennis Camp (1984). “The poetry of Vachel Lindsay: complete & with Lindsay's drawings”, Spoon River Poetry Pr

You may also like: