"Far from his illness The wolves ran on through the evergreen forests, The peasant river was untempted by the fashionable quays; By mourning tongues The death of the poet was kept from his poems."

-- W. H. Auden

#Rivers Quotes #Mourning Quotes #Tongue Quotes

“No parts of his Majesty's dominions can be taxed without their consent.”
“A lot of people reject the idea of God as Father if theyve had a competitive relationship with their own father.”
“The greatest mistake physicians make is that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind, yet the mind and the body are one and should not be treated separately!”
“Art is challenging and frustrating but I don't linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I'm frustrated I put one down and begin another.”
“There is no such thing in the Lord's eyes as something called same-gender marriage.”
“But it so happens, and it will ever happen so, that they who have lived to serve their country - no matter how weak their efforts may have been - are sure to receive the thanks and blessings of its people.”

Source : Thomas Francis Meagher (1885). “Speeches on the Legislative Independence of Ireland”
“Ah, you know my weaknesses--my children and my horses.”
“A Heart So White is simply one of the best novels I know. I'm also thrilled by Javier MarÃas sentences, by how elegant they are while also being so permissive in relation to the niceties of grammar and so open to the prospect of surprise. He's a genius.”

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