"I meant to do my work today But a brown bird sang in the apple tree And a butterfly flitted across the field And all the leaves were calling me."

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Source : Richard Le Gallienne, “I Meant To Do My Work To-Day”

Richard Le Gallienne

#Nature Quotes #Butterfly Quotes #Apples Quotes

“I think after Sandy Hook, when Obama went out, and he talked a lot about gun control and met with the parents, there was a sense that something was going to happen. But then, I guess, the power of special interests was greater than public sentiment.”
“Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms.”
“Veils of love which was only hate petrified by longing--that was me.”
“It's perfectly clear that the millions of babies, who are crying at this very moment, want unanimously to be next to a live body. Do you really think they're all wrong? Theirs is the voice of nature. This is the clear, pure voice of nature, without intellectual interference.”
“New fiction writers are a special breed in my estimation, and I never dreamed that so many people would be interested, but I remember being led by God”
“I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.”
“Talk to the press and we'll bury you.”
“If you're scared of dying you better not be scared to live.”

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