"And in the afternoon they entered a land - but such a land! A land hung in mourning, darkened by gigantic cypresses, submerged; a land of reptiles, silence, shadow, decay."

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Source : George Washington Cable (1988). “The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life”, p.9, University of Georgia Press

George Washington Cable

#Land Quotes #Silence Quotes #Mourning Quotes

“What I am saying, I suppose, is that you write as if everyone is dead. Then you face the music. I don't know any other way to keep the teeth sharp and the spirit alive.”
“God uses singers in a mighty way, and I am grateful.”
“For years, overseas, the U.S. has been willing to not only tolerate what is in effect violent fascism, but implement it in country after country after country, in Latin America, in Africa, in Asia, overthrowing elected governments and backing the rise of military dictatorships.”

Source : Source: www.democracynow.org
“It's better to be happy and comfortable than well dressed.”
“The most underrated of all contemporary American writers of fiction.”

Source : William March, William T. Going, Richard Brough (2011). “99 Fables”, p.20, University of Alabama Press
“I'd forgotten what it was like to play music and have it be fun so I decided to stop. I wasn't even sure if I was going to make a new record, I was just kinda quitting.”
“I started blogging as a hobby, not really thinking anyone would read my site, just my friends.”

Source : Source: www.smh.com.au
“The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.”

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