"Verse is the natural speech of men, as singing is of birds'The Week's Survey, 18 June 1904"

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Source : Edward Thomas (2011). “Selected Poems of Edward Thomas”, p.41, Faber & Faber

Edward Thomas

#Men Quotes #June Quotes #Bird Quotes

“I'm not an expert in the deck at all. My interest lies somewhere near a sense that words are like tarot cards, and that a poem manipulates unpredictable depths with its words. . . . I like the tarot because it works like poetry and because you don't really have to 'believe in' anything. It's there to be used. The symbols are remarkably durable and beautiful; they float out to encompass all kinds of meanings.”
“When I worked with wildlife a lot in the Eighties and Nineties, I learnt the meaning of patience. And when I worked with trees, I learned the meaning of humility.”
“Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer.”
“Love is an incredibly strong thing, it goes everywhere, it's like water, you can't stop it. Love, once you have it, once you create a kind of pathway for it to come out, it just keeps on coming out.”
“I responded in what I thought was the most truthful, or least untruthful manner.”

Source : "James Clapper Hails Checks And Balances While Treating Oversight “Too Cute By Half”, www.emptywheel.net. June 10, 2013.
“Government has hardened into a tyrannical monopoly, and the human race in general becomes as absolutely property as beasts in the plow.”
“Ideals are great as long as they don't get in the way of what we want to do.”

Source : Lawrence W. Fagg (2009). “Pauses: Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living”, p.3, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“I think I'm a good writer. I think I have my own voice, which is unique to everyone, everyone has their own voice; if they would just write from a vulnerable embarrassing place, it's going to be universal and it's going to be entertaining. Because everyone is the same and everyone is unique.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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