Home / Quotes / Quote by Charles Simic

Quote by Charles Simic

“For Emily Dickinson every philosophical idea was a potential lover. Metaphysics is the realm of eternal seduction of the spirit by ideas.”

Book:The Monster Loves His Labyrinth

Work

The Monster Loves His Labyrinth

This novel delves into complex psychological landscapes, intertwining the story of a monster and his labyrinth with the personal journeys of its characters. The narrative is characterized by its intricate and non-linear structure, challenging readers to unravel the mysteries within its pages. more

Author

Charles Simic

Charles Simic, born on May 9, 1938, is a renowned American poet. His poetry is known for its unique style and profound emotional expression, having won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. more

“And so really, you have given me no choice but to take you shopping by force.” She sighed, then reached up, dropping her sunglasses down from their perch on her head to cover her eyes. “Do you even realize how happy the average teenage girl would be in your shoes? I have a credit card. We’re at the mall. I want to buy you things. It’s like adolescent nirvana.” - Cora”

Want Would Be Eye Choices Girl Given Force Realizing Shoes Average Credit Cards Shopping Her Eyes Teenage Dropping Credit Card Malls Sunglasses Teenage Girl

Author:Sarah Dessen

“I loved you because there was no other place for me to go. We were married because we did not know what else to do with each other. You never knew me, nothing about me, what died inside me, what lived invisibly.”

Knows Married Died I Loved You

Author:Aleksandar Hemon

“Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm; great good fortune comes to failure in the end. All is change; all yields its place and goes; to persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. The coward despairs.”

Men Humans Ends Wind Despair Misery Fortune Blow Storm Yield Coward Good Fortune Persevere

Book:The complete Greek tragedies

Source: The complete Greek tragedies

“Either the memory of past bliss is the anguish of to-day; or the agonies which are have their origins in ecstasies which might have been.”

Has Beens Might Past Memories Bliss Ecstasy Agony Anguish Might Have Been

Book:EDGAR ALLAN POE: 72 Short Stories and Novels & 80+ Poems; Including Essays, Letters & Biography (Illustrated): Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Raven, Tamerlane, Ulalume, Annabel Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-tale Heart, Berenice, The Philosophy of Composition, The Poetic Principle, Eureka…

Source: EDGAR ALLAN POE: 72 Short Stories and Novels & 80+ Poems; Including Essays, Letters & Biography (Illustrated): Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Raven, Tamerlane, Ulalume, Annabel Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-tale Heart, Berenice, The Philosophy of Composition, The Poetic Principle, Eureka…

“As a rule of thumb I say, if Socrates, Jesus and Tolstoy wouldn't do it, don't.”

Ifs Jesus Thumbs

Book:On writers and writing

Source: On writers and writing

“True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.”

Leadership Leader Inspire Lifting True Leader Inspiring Leader True Leadership Lifting Others

Author:Sheri L. Dew

“Parents have a right to insist that godless evolution not be taught to their children.”

Children Parent Education Taught Evolution

Author:Pat Buchanan

“On those days when we're not ready to stop being offended, not ready to forgive, still determined to dish out the silent treatment, what we're actually saying is, "Thanks, but I don't want to become more like the Savior today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today." Perhaps those are the times when we need to pray the hardest, the times it becomes clear that a change in behavior is not enough--that we must have a change in nature.”