"Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads, Great, hollow, bell-like flowers"

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Source : Jean Toomer (1988). “The Collected Poems of Jean Toomer”, p.10, UNC Press Books

Jean Toomer

#Flower Quotes #Bells Quotes #Thunder Quotes

“Never be less interesting than your refrigerator magnets.”
“How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labor. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions.”
“When I reissue these Minimal Wave Record songs, I also re-master them. With Oppenheimer Analysis, it turned out that the band still had the master tapes. So, Martin Lloyd from the band and I baked the tapes to restore the quality.”
“People aren't interested in blueprints; they want to sense the painter's involvement and pleasure in the subject. . . . Paint a sense of place.”
“I've been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment. As for conducting an orchestra, that's a job where I don't think sex plays much part.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing”

Source : Lilian Whiting (1920). “The World Beautiful: 1st-3d Ser”
“Reform can be accomplished only when attitudes are changed.”
“I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.”

Source : Bette Davis (1962). “The lonely life: an autobiography”, Putnam's

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