"A poem is like a person. The more you know someone, the more you realize there is always something more to know and understand. A final understanding could probably only begin upon permanent separation, or death. This is why we come back to certain poems, as we do to places or people, to experience and re-experience, to see ourselves for who we truly are, and to continue to be changed."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Matthew Zapruder

#People Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Separation Quotes

“And if there is one thing we can be sure of, itâ€™s that extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the British floodsâ€”disasters that, combined, pummeled coastlines beyond recognition, ravaged millions of homes, and killed many thousandsâ€”are going to keep coming.”
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Where, indeed. Many a badly stung survivor, faced with the aftermath of some relative's funeral, has ruefully concluded that the victory has been won hands down by a funeral establishment - in disastrously unequal battle.”

Source : Jessica Mitford (2011). “The American Way of Death Revisited”, p.14, Vintage
“When I was fifteen I believed that sex was nearly the same thing as softball.”
“I have nothing against women. Some of my best wives were women.”
“A broken heart is not the same as sadness. Sadness occurs when the heart is stone cold and lifeless. On the contrary, there is an unbelievable amount of vitality in a broken heart.”
“If I spread myself too thin, I'm not a good actor, I'm not a good mother, and I'm just really high-strung - and everybody hates me.”
“My belief is firm in a law of compensation. The true rewards are ever in proportion to the labour and sacrifices made.”
“When I look at the world it fills me with sorrow, little children today are really going to suffer tomorrow.”

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