"Poetry is my understanding with the world, my intimacy with things, my participation in what is real, my engagement with voices and images. This is why a poem speaks not of ideal life but of actual life: the angle of a window; the reverberation of streets, cities, rooms; shadows along a wall."

-- Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

#Wall Quotes #Real Quotes #Cities Quotes

“The world, and whatever that be which we call the heavens, by the vault of which all things are enclosed, we must conceive to be a deity, to be eternal, without bounds, neither created nor subject at any time to destruction. To inquire what is beyond it is no concern of man; nor can the human mind form any conjecture concerning it.”
“The difference between de jure and de facto segregation is the difference between open, forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements between real estate dealers, school officials, and local politicians.”
“It is not the time to put school districts up for auction. Now is the time to galvanize them into action.”
“It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.”
“Without charity, there is no salvation.”
“Being an actress is to be in tune with the fantasies of a man. What woman never dreamt of that?”
“The road to enlightenment is long and difficult, and you should try not to forget snacks and magazines.”
“The fact of the matter is that the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group.”

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