Quotes by Authors - Page 380

I am not a finished poem, and I am not the song you’ve turned me into. I am a detached human being, making my way in a world that is constantly trying to push me aside, and you who send me letters and emails and beautiful gifts wouldn’t even recognise me if you saw me walking down the street where I live tomorrowfor I am not a poem. I am tired and worn out and the eyes you would see would not be painted or inspiredbut empty and weary from drinking too much at all timesand I am not the life of your party who sings and has glorious words to speakfor I don’t speak muchat alland my voice is raspy and unsteady from unhealthy living and not much sleep and I only use it when I sing and I always sing too muchor not at alland never when people are around because they expect poems and symphonies and I am nota poembut an elegyat my bestbut unedited and uncut and not a lot of people want to work with me because there’s only so much you can do with an audio take, with the plug-ins and EQs and I was born distorted, disordered, and I’m pretty fine with that,but others are not.
Charlotte Eriksson
So the nymphs they spoke,we kissed and laid.By noontime’s hourour love was made.Like braided chains of crocus stems,we lay entwined, I laid with them.Our breath, one glassy, tideless sea,our bodies draping wearily,we slept, I slept so lucidly,with hopes to stay this memory.
Roman Payne
Sometimes I think,I need a spare heart to feel all the things I feel.
Sanober Khan
You will come away bruised.You will come away bruisedbut this will give you poetry.
Yrsa Daley-Ward
All those other girls are cake...I'm Crème brûlée...Tiramisu, if you will. Just a few notches above.
Brandi L. Bates
MISERABLERelease the toxic and infectious-Spreaders of misery,Souls destroying souls-And poisonous liars.Awaken from the hallucinations-And take back your heart.Reclaim your self-esteem-And leave the toxic be.
Giorge Leedy
Hinged to forgetfulness like a door,she slowly closed out of sight,and she was the woman I loved,but too many times she slept likea mechanical deer in my caresses,and I ached in the metal silenceof her dreams.
Richard Brautigan
I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but they were not limitless. When one starts thinking of the full moon as a common sight that will come again to one’s eyes ad-infinitum, the value of life is diminished and life goes by uncherished. ‘This may be my last moon,’ I sighed, feeling a sudden sweep of sorrow; and went back to reading more of The Odyssey.
Roman Payne
Green in nature is one thing, green in literature another. Nature and letters seem to have a natural antipathy; bring them together and they tear each other to pieces.
Virginia Woolf
Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of meAnd it starts from the heart 'til it reaches my outer me
Criss Jami
Valentine's Day is the poet's holiday.
Ted Kooser
In a rich moonlit garden, flowers open beneath the eyes of entire nations terrified to acknowledge the simplicity of the beauty of peace.
Aberjhani
... so this is for us.This is for us who sing, write, dance, act, study, run and loveand this is for doing it even if no one will ever knowbecause the beauty is in the act of doing it.Not what it can lead to.This is for the times I lose myself while writing, singing, playingand no one is around and they will never knowbut I will forever rememberand that shines brighter than any praise or fame or glory I will ever have,and this is for you who write or play or read or singby yourself with the light off and door closedwhen the world is asleep and the stars are alignedand maybe no one will ever hear itor read your wordsor know your thoughtsbut it doesn’t make it less glorious.It makes it ethereal. Mysterious.Infinite.For it belongs to you and whatever God or spirit you believe inand only you can decide how much it meantand meansand will forever meanand other people will experience it toothrough you.Through your spirit. Through the way you talk.Through the way you walk and love and laugh and careand I never meant to write this longbut what I want to say is:Don’t try to present your art by making other people read or hear or see or touch it; make them feel it. Wear your art like your heart on your sleeve and keep it alive by making people feel a little better. Feel a little lighter. Create art in order for yourself to become yourselfand let your very existence be your song, your poem, your story.Let your very identity be your book.Let the way people say your name sound like the sweetest melody.So go create. Take photographs in the wood, run alone in the rain and sing your heart out high up on a mountainwhere no one will ever hearand your very existence will be the most hypnotising scar.Make your life be your artand you will never be forgotten.
Charlotte Eriksson
I could do with a bit more excess. From now on I'm going to be immoderate--and volatile--I shall enjoy loud music and lurid poetry. I shall be rampant.
Joanne Harris
..."vers libre," (free verse) or nine-tenths of it, is not a new metre any more than sleeping in a ditch is a new school of architecture.
G.K. Chesterton
A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
Criss Jami
I am not a Sunday morning inside four wallswith clean bloodand organized drawers.I am the hurricane setting fire to the forestsat night when no one else is aliveor awakehowever you choose to see itand I live in my own flamessometimes burning too bright and too wildto make things lastor handlemyself or anyone elseand so I run.run run runfar and wideuntil my bones ache and lungs splitand it feels good.Hear that people? It feels goodbecause I am the slave and ruler of my own bodyand I wish to do with it exactly as I please
Charlotte Eriksson
Poetry = Anger x Imagination
Sherman Alexie
To elevate the soul, poetry is necessary.
Edgar Allan Poe
April is the cruelest month, breedinglilacs out of the dead land, mixingmemory and desire, stirringdull roots with spring rain.
T.S Eliot
To win in life, never forget to be content competing with yourself.
Debasish Mridha
Oh my Valentine! I want to wake up and enjoy every sunrise with you and vanish into your hand at the sunset of my life.
Debasish Mridha
If you see a person who is suffering from misery and sadness, wash it away with your compassion and kindness.
Debasish Mridha
A huge part of losing weight is believing you have the power to do it.
Debasish Mridha
When you find the way to empower others, you will find that you are a great leader.
Debasish Mridha
Make nature your best teacher. With great love, learn from her the lessons of life.
Debasish Mridha
The secret to abundance in life is to begin with an abundant mindset and a caring heart.
Debasish Mridha
Appreciate what you have to get more of what you want.
Debasish Mridha
The purpose of your life is to find your ultimate purpose that makes you happy. Then commit to it wholeheartedly.
Debasish Mridha
I want to paint the rest of my days with the best colors.
Debasish Mridha
Book knowledge is not enough. Experiential knowledge is essential for success in life.
Debasish Mridha
A knowledgeable person without a curious mind is like poetry without essence.
Debasish Mridha
We are blessed with a finite life, but our imaginations are infinite.
Debasish Mridha
Make each day, the best day of life.
Debasish Mridha
Be simple, stay humble, care with love, hug with kindness.
Debasish Mridha
Life is the most magnificent dance floor of love. Dance with love to feel the joy of life.
Debasish Mridha
Never forget to love your enemies and pray for their well-being.
Debasish Mridha
What does your birth date say about you? You are old!
Ljupka Cvetanova
A conscious mind is the playground for thoughts and ideas and the ultimate source of personal philosophy.
Debasish Mridha
Music is the highest form of philosophy of the conscious mind.
Debasish Mridha
A leader is solution oriented and a philosopher is problem oriented.
Debasish Mridha
A leader becomes great by inspiring others to do great things.
Debasish Mridha
Keep your heads up! We are sinking!
Ljupka Cvetanova
As I sit under the moonlit tree, your heart adorns me with the twinkle of stars.
Debasish Mridha
Dare to dream, dare to love, and dare to live.
Debasish Mridha
Life is transient and ephemeral so dance in your own way.
Debasish Mridha
Be bold enough to appreciate. Be strong enough not to criticize.
Debasish Mridha
Life is a magical song of the universe. To understand it, feel it in your heart and sing along.
Debasish Mridha
Success is working with enthusiasm and ambition, living with joy and kindness, and going toward a life of ultimate service and happiness.
Debasish Mridha
An anniversary is a celebration of the triumph and tragedy of love.
Debasish Mridha
Be the lighthouse that bears the torment of the storm, but never forget to show the saving lights of life.
Debasish Mridha
Earthly possessions are transient and ephemeral. Giving away love creates ripples that last for some time.
Debasish Mridha
Kindness has a mysterious power which can transcend and transform anything it touches.
Debasish Mridha
Life is a balance between giving and receiving. The more you give, the more abundance will fill your life with joy.
Debasish Mridha
To find the beauty of life, don’t complain, compliment.
Debasish Mridha
The most important job in life is to find out the purpose of your life, and go for it wholeheartedly.
Debasish Mridha
Don’t judge anything. If you have to judge, judge with kindness and love.
Debasish Mridha
A wise person is wise because he trusts his own being.
Debasish Mridha
A true leader leads by empowering not by enslaving.
Debasish Mridha
I get lost in the magical beauty that is all around me. My mind is an enchanted magician who mysteriously creates all of that magnificent beauty.
Debasish Mridha