"These days I can't tell what I really feel."

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Source : Jackie Kay (2007). “Darling: New & Selected Poems”, Bloodaxe Books Limited

Jackie Kay

#These Days Quotes #Feels Quotes

“Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech was a thrilling milestone in the civil rights movement, so enduring that we tend to attribute its searing power to a kind of magic. But Gary Younge's meditative retrospection on its significance reminds us of all the micro-moments of transformation behind the scenes--the thought and preparation, vision and revision--whose currency fed that magnificent lightning bolt in history.”
“Opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is bad public policy that has no place in the budget process,. The Budget Committee needs to leave drilling in the Arctic Refuge behind and focus on crafting this year's budget package.”
“And before you ask, no, you're not driving, Myrnin. I remember the last time." "That accident was not my fault." "You were the only one on the road, and the mailbox actually didn't leap out in front of you. No arguments. You sit in the back, too.”
“Reminisce about the little episodes that we shared together”
“I'd find myself more interesting if I weren't with me all the time.”
“I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men.”
“John Cleese was with a group called Cambridge Circus, who had come to New York, and we became friends. Years later that produced a certain team effort.”
“Only the right name gives beings and things their reality. A wrong name makes everything unreal. That's what lies do.”

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