"Dead people I could handle. They were usually beyond hysteria. This was the people-left behind part. The hard part."

-- Darynda Jones

#Hysteria Quotes #People Quotes #Left Behind Quotes

“I love children. I've always loved children.”
“Heaven always shower His mercy on us and we return it with our cruelty”
“Captain Carpenter rose up in his prime Put on his pistols and went riding out But had got wellnigh nowhere at that time Till he fell in with ladies in a rout.”

Source : Donald Davidson, William Yandell Elliott, Merrill Moore, John Crowe Ransom, Robert Penn Warren (1928). “Fugitives: an anthology of verse”
“Some people with Tourette's have flinging tics- sudden, seemingly motiveless urges or compulsions to throw objects..... (I see somewhat similar flinging behaviors- though not tics- in my two year old godson, now in a stage of primal antinomianism and anarchy)”
“Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you dont use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.”
“The love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but grows to the enduring happiness that the love of gardening gives.”
“About the only other thing I'd want would be a wider neck. My fingers are so fat that sometimes I deaden the string next to the one I'm fretting.”
“All the untidyactivity continues, awful but cheerful.”

Source : Elizabeth Bishop (2015). “One Art: Letters”, p.287, Macmillan

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