"I think I'll paint roads on my front room walls to convince myself that I'm going places"

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Source : Lemn Sissay (2016). “Gold from the Stone: New and Selected Poems”, p.102, Canongate Books

Lemn Sissay

#Wall Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.”
“A total of 1,580 people, the civilian population, suffered as a result of the bloody wave of terrorist acts that swept over Moscow and other towns and villages of our country.”
“The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator.”
“I try to be open with everybody, try to make everybody feel welcome and make them feel like, hey, I'm an easy person to talk to, get along with.”
“When you're making a singular pop song, you don't really need any subject matter. You just sort of say, "Uh, I love you." And then you try to figure out some rhyme for that, and there never is one.”
“Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.”
“We find what we expect to find, and we receive what we ask for.”

Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.29, iUniverse
“I made that decision back in 1985. I was out here getting certified in SCUBA with Garcia in Kona and I thought to myself, this is a place to wake up in in the morning.”

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