"We were all born of flesh, in a flare of pain. We do not remember the red roots whence we rose, but we know that we rose and walked, that after a while we shall lie down again."

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Source : Conrad Aiken (1970). “Collected poems”, Oxford Univ Pr

Conrad Aiken

#Pain Quotes #Lying Quotes #Roots Quotes

“The Super Bowl is like Christmas shopping at Macy's for bookies.”
“Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent? What do you want the reader to get out of it? What do you want to get out of it. It's also about making a serious time commitment and getting the project done.”
“Do not speak of repulsive matters at table.”

Source : Amy Vanderbilt (1954). “Amy Vanderbilt's complete book of etiquette: a guide to gracious living”
“It's an entire industry focusing on young male viewers that want action and violence. They sell us something that isn't valid. They're selling films like a product.”
“I just really dig feeling subservient to nature. It brings me a peace and calm. Kind of like a Faustian thing, I think.”
“My earliest memories of country music are the Grand Ole Opry.”
“Christian, that sin which first came between you and God is bad, but that is not the last step in the progress of sin. The most guilty part in this quadruple sin is to hide it, deny it, ignore it, refust to confess it, refuse to repent of it!”
“The simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, and the pills that kill.”

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