"The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight, over the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding-- Riding--riding-- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door."

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Source : "The Highwayman" l. 3 (1907)

Alfred Noyes

#Moon Quotes #Doors Quotes #Wind Quotes

“When you left on Saturday, I felt a horrible void, I saw you everywhere, on the beach, in your room, in the garden: impossible for me to get used to the idea that you had left.”
“I think my mom threatened to put me up for adoption a few times.”
“Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.”
“The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?”
“Philosophy appears to concern itself only with the truth, but perhaps expresses only fantasies, while literature appears to concern itself only with fantasies, but perhaps it expresses the truth.”

Source : Antonio Tabucchi (2010). “Pereira Maintains”, p.21, Canongate Books
“As a matter of fact," the other voice went on, "if you do tie her up from time to time, or whip her just a little, and she begins to like it, that's no good either. You have to get past the pleasure stage, until you reach the stage of tears.”
“Sport has the power to change the world...to inspire...to unite people.”
“We are held accountable for every intention, which is why you are sitting where you are right now.”

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