"Among the heaps of brick and plaster lies/ a girder, still itself among the rubbish"

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Source : Charles Reznikoff, Seamus Cooney (2005). “The Poems of Charles Reznikoff: 1918-1975”, p.107, David R. Godine Publisher

Charles Reznikoff

#Lying Quotes #Rubbish Quotes #Bricks Quotes

“Great Britain is not part of the euro-zone; but the decision we take will have great importance for Great Britain.”
“The bank's product is debt, because the banks want to make sure that they can get paid for the debt. But ultimately the only party that can pay the debt is the government, because it runs the printing presses. So the debts ultimately either are paid by the government, or they're paid by a huge transfer of property from debtors to creditors - or, the debts are written off.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“I think women don't see themselves and their sexuality as wholesome. And yet men's sexuality is everywhere. We experience it as a culture in stadiums, thousands of raging fans of male sexuality, screaming, "Kick the ball over the goal post. Get the ball in the hoop. Score a home run." Male sexuality lives in that prowess of the scoring, of conquering, of getting, of that beautiful male energy of domination, aggression, and the competition.”
“The professions of novelist and journalist are very separate. As a novelist, you are ultimately working for yourself. Yes, you need the approval of a publisher and an audience, but what is valued in fiction writing - style, individual voice, insight - is scorned by the editor who is combing through your newspaper article.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“People do look to others for some leadership, and it's not bad for them to supply it when they feel that way.”
“Modern Western thought will pass into history and be incorporated in it, will have its influence and its place, just as our body will pass into the composition of grass, of sheep, of cutlets, and of men.”
“Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.”

Source : Lawana Blackwell (2007). “Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, The”, p.79, Bethany House
“I have to save the parts of my soul that are left for the good roles and the true love.”

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