"And I envy the intransigence of my own Countrymen who shoot to kill and never See the victim's face become their own Or find his motive sabotage their motives."

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Source : Louis MacNeice (2015). “Selected Poems”, p.93, Faber & Faber

Louis MacNeice

#Envy Quotes #Killing Quotes #Motive Quotes

“People would ask me why I was doing what I was doing - but I always told them that I just loved to skate. There was no other explanation.”
“The Devil made me do it the first time - the second time I done it on my own”

Source : Song: Black Rose
“Once you're done being president, you tend to want to defend your record more than plumb your inner feelings. I find it hard to imagine Obama going home at night and writing sensitive, introspective journal entries about his meeting with John Boehner.”
“It is through strength of technique that the body stays in possession of music.”

Source : Arlene Croce (2003). “Writing in the Dark, Dancing in The New Yorker: An Arlene Croce Reader”, p.606, Macmillan
“I have made the Bhagwad Gita as the main source of my inspiration and guide for the purpose of scientific investigations and formation of my theories.”
“Most processes leave out the stuff no one wants to talk about: magic, intuition and leaps of faith.”
“You don't have to love them. You just have to respect their rights.”
“Years ago I used to set my alarm for 4 am, so that I could wake up in the middle of a dream and move directly into writing. I guess my favorite poems contain a mixture of intuitive and analytical thought.”

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