"The sun was like a word written between the sea and the sky, a word that was swallowed up by the sea before any man had time to read it."

-- Stella Benson

#Men Quotes #Sea Quotes #Sky Quotes

“If I should ever by chance grow richI'll buy Codham, Cockridden, and Childerditch,Roses, Pyrgo, and Lapwater,And let them all to my eldest daughter.”

Source : Edward Thomas, “If I Should Ever By Chance”
“Terrorism is in good part an effective government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention from governmental abuse toward a mostly imagined, highly dangerous outside enemy.”
“And now, with the aid of this common beer glass, I shall play my fifty guinea solo.”
“SADNESSES OF THE INTELLECT: Sadness of being misunderstood [sic]; Humor sadness; Sadness of love wit[hou]t release; Sadne[ss of be]ing smart; Sadness of not knowing enough words to [express what you mean]; Sadness of having options; Sadness of wanting sadness; Sadness of confusion; Sadness of domes[tic]ated birds; Sadness of fini[shi]ng a book; Sadness of remembering; Sadness of forgetting; Anxiety sadness...”
“On a plane you can pick up more and better people than on any other public conveyance since the stagecoach.”
“Two grand slams in a week - man, that's seven or eight ribbies right there.”
“No one is going to buy a big phone.”
“Let's pretend for just one moment that could actually happen. You close your eyes and I'll close mine and let's dream the same dream across the Atlantic, lighting up the darkness between us. Can you see it, Stu? Can you see us up there, shining in all the black?”

Source : Annabel Pitcher (2012). “Ketchup Clouds”, p.139, Hachette UK

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