"Were spirits free from mortal mesh And love not bound in hearts of flesh No aching breasts would yearn to meet And find their ecstasy complete. For who is there that lives and knows The secret powers by which he grows?"

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Source : Christopher John Brennan (1966). “Selected Poems”, Sydney, Angus

Christopher Brennan

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“Cloud-flying requires practice, even if you have every modern instrument, and unless you keep calm and collected you will get into trouble after you have been inside a really thick one for a few minutes. In the very early days of aviation, 1912 to be correct, I emerged from a cloud upside down, much to my discomfort, as I didn't know how to get right way up again. I found out somehow, or I wouldn't be writing this.”
“There are no explanations for human evil. Only excuses.”
“We were proposing, in a sense, that the rest of the world be made safe for American ideas, as they adopted intellectual property rights that gave patent protection to our very innovative economy.”
“The belief in the probability of death with dignity is our, and societyâ€™s, attempt to deal with the reality of what is all too frequently a series of destructive events that involve by their very nature the disintegration of the dying personâ€™s humanity. I have not often seen much dignity in the process by which we die.”
“All labels are offensive in some way.”

Source : "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2012.
“I'm a terrible singer, but it helps when I have to call a taxi.”

Source : "'I want to make the world better'". Interview with Vadim Prokhorov, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2005.
“I don't really yell at people.”
“She placed her palm over his wound, pressing as hard as she dared. She would stop the blood. She would hold him and stop his life from escaping. She would hold life inside him and he wouldnâ€™t die”

Source : Michael Grant (2014). “Gone Series Complete Collection: Gone, Hunger, Lies, Plague, Fear, Light”, p.37, Harper Collins

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