"There is such solace in the mere sight of water. It clothes us delicately in its blowing salt and scent, gossamer items that medicate the poor soul"

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Source : Sebastian Barry (2011). “On Canaan's Side”, p.25, Faber & Faber

Sebastian Barry

#Clothes Quotes #Sight Quotes #Water Quotes

“What about a blues in W, in the key of W.”
“What a man takes in by contemplation, that he pours out in love.”
“It's very important, who has the most delegates. The superdelegates should not be the ones making the decision.”
“I sound my barbaric yawp over the rooftops of the world.”
“The terrible thing about sunlight is it shows the dirt.”
“I am convinced that there are genuine and valid levels of perception available with cannabis (and probably with other drugs) which are, through the defects of our society and our educational system, un-available to us without such drugs.”
“Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes back to the Bible.”
“Alas, it is just a single image - an extended moment perhaps. Unlike a biography, a portrait cannot present the many differing moments that make up a personality.”

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