Home / Quotes / Quote by John Masefield

Quote by John Masefield

“The distant soul can shake the distant friend's soul and make the longing felt, over untold miles.”

Quote by John Masefield

Book:Letters to Reyna

Work

Letters to Reyna

This book features a series of heartfelt letters written by an author to Reyna, a character who embodies the essence of hope and resilience. The letters delve into themes of personal growth, love, and the search for meaning in life. more

Author

John Masefield was an influential British poet known for his works that deeply explored the themes of nature and the sea. His poetry, characterized by its unique style and profound love for the natural world, includes notable works such as 'Sea Fever' and 'Cargoes'. Born on June 1, 1878, he passed away on May 12, 1967. more

You May Also Like

“Mortimer's face twisted when the Piper pressed his knife against his ribs. Oh yes, he's obviously made the wrong enemies in this story, thought Orpheus. And the wrong friends. But that was high-minded heroes for you. Stupid.”

Made Stories Faces Enemy Stupid Hero Knives Twisted Ribs Pipers Orpheus Wrong Friends

Book:Inkdeath

Source: Inkdeath

“Jason settled back on the bench. 'I hate to break this to you, but as a rule, wizards are nasty people. They're powerful, capricious, ruthless, egotistical, used to getting their own way. That's being kind.”

People Way Kind Used Hate Powerful Break I Hate Be Kind Nasty Wizards Ruthless Benches Jason Egotistical Capricious Nasty People

Author:Cinda Williams Chima

“Will you believe me when I tell you there was kindness in his heart? His left hand didn't know what his right hand was doing. It was only that certain important connections had been burned through. If I opened up your head and ran a hot soldering iron around in your brain, I might turn you into someone like that.”

Ifs Knows Believe Heart Important Hands Might Certain Turns Left Brain Kindness Connections Hot Ran Iron Believe In Me Burned Left Hand

Book:Jesus' Son: Stories

Source: Jesus' Son: Stories

“Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.”

World Inspirational Doe Common Courage Travel Cease Traveled Inspiring Travel Travel The World Common Ground Travel Abroad Traveling Alone Discovering The World

Author:Wendell Berry

“If one believed in angels one would feel that they must love us best when we are asleep and cannot hurt each other; and what a mercy it is that once in every twenty-four hours we are too utterly weary to go on being unkind.”

Ifs Feels Hours Hurt Four Goes On Angel Mercy Twenties Weary Unkind

Book:The Solitary Summer

Source: The Solitary Summer

“Stands the Church clock at ten to three? And is there honey still for tea?”

Stills Three Church Ten Tea Clock Honey

Author:Rupert Brooke

“Now they came back to him, on this night he was seventeen years old. All the years and places of his brief broken life came within mind's reach and made a whole again. He knew once more, at last, after this long, bitter, waisted time, who he was and where he was. But where he must go in the years to come, that he could not see; and he feared to see it.”

Years Mind Long Made Whole Lasts Night Broken Bitter Seventeen Seventeen Years Old

Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“Who knows a man's name, holds that man's life in his keeping. Thus to Ged, who had lost faith in himself, Vetch had given him that gift that only a friend can give, the proof of unshaken, unshakeable trust.”

Knows Men Giving Names Lost Given Proof Lost Faith Ged

Book:A Wizard of Earthsea: The First Book of Earthsea

Source: A Wizard of Earthsea: The First Book of Earthsea

“It is quite possible--overwhelmingly probable, one might guess--that we will always learn more about human life and personality from novels than from scientific psychology”

Humans Might Novel Psychology Personality Human Life

Book:Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures

Source: Language and Problems of Knowledge: The Managua Lectures

“He felt as though he were failing in practically every area of his life. Lately, happiness seemed as distant and unattainable to him as space travel. He hadn't always felt this way. There had been a long period of time during which he remembered being very happy. But things change. People change. Change was one of the inevitable laws of nature, exacting its toll on people's lives. Mistakes are made, regrets form, and all that was left were repercussions that made something as simple as rising from the bed seem almost laborious.”