"They who ask for no sign shall have many."

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Source : Coventry Patmore (2016). “The Root, the Rod and the Flower”, p.17, Lulu Press, Inc

Coventry Patmore

“The New Orleans bands, you see, didn't play with a flat sound. They'd shade the music. After the band had played with the two or three horns blowing, they'd let the rhythm have it.”
“You can neither lie to a neighbourhood park, nor reason with it. 'Artist's conceptions' and persuasive renderings can put pictures of life into proposed neighbourhood parks or park malls, and verbal rationalizations can conjure up users who ought to appreciate them, but in real life only diverse surroundings have the practical power of inducing a natural, continuing flow of life and use.”
“Losing people you love affects you. It is buried inside of you and becomes this big, deep hole of ache. It doesn't magically go away, even when you stop officially mourning.”

Source : Carrie Jones (2010). “Captivate”, p.40, A&C Black
“The only way of rendering life endurable is to drink as much wine as one can come by.”

Source : James Branch Cabell (2005). “Beyond Life”, p.107, Cosimo, Inc.
“If the condition of grief is nearly universal, its transactions are exquisitely personal.”
“We all need to be recognized for what we're doing, for our work. Every once in a while we need someone to come up to us and say, 'You're beautiful. That was well done. That's nice.'”
“Russia is a difficult country to deal with, but I think that American policy on Russia has been foolish in the extreme.”
“You may be whatever you resolve to be - determine to be something in the world and you will be something. " I cannot," never accomplished anything. "I will try" has worked wonders.”

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