"One legged veterans will greet the dawn, and they're whistling marches as they mow the lawn, and the gargoyles on sit and grieve."

-- Phil Ochs

#Grieving Quotes #Politics Quotes #Gargoyles Quotes

“When it comes to making commitments to other people, sometimes one of the hardest things to learn to say is no when we mean no.”

Source : Rory Vaden (2012). “Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success”, p.83, Penguin
“I never called myself a writer because it seemed so pretentious - a writer was what somebody else called you, a title bestowed.”
“The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.”
“At some point you have to believe that the inadequacies of the words you use will be transcended by the faith with which you use them. You have to believe that poetry has some reach into reality itself, or you have to go silent.”

Source : Christian Wiman (2013). “Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet”, p.161, Copper Canyon Press
“O singers, resinous and soft your songsAbove the sacred whisper of the pines,Give virgin lips to cornfield concubines,Bring dreams of Christ to dusky cane-lipped throngs.”
“A country of victims is also a country of heroes, risking their lives so others will live. This is the Philippines, the country we love.”
“If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?”

Source : Song: Poetic Justice, 2012
“The heart was made to be broken.”

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