“Gershwin's tragedy was not that he failed to cross the tracks, but rather that he did, and once there in his new habitat, was deprived of the chance to plunge his roots firmly into the new soil.” ChanceCrossesRootsTragedyTrackSoilDeprivedPlungeHabitatGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“To the sane and free it will hardly seem necessary to cross the continent in search of wild beauty, however easy the way, for they find it in abundance wherever they chance to be.” WaySeemsEasyChanceCrossesAbundanceSaneContinentsWild Beauty Book:John Muir: Nature Writings Source: John Muir: Nature Writings
“If you see a thing that looks like a cross between a flying lobster and the figure of Abraxas on a Gnostic gem, do not pay it the least attention, never mind where it is; just keep quiet and hope it will go away - for that's your best chance; you have none in a stand-up fight with a good thorough-going African insect.” IfsMindLooksFightingChancePayAttentionFiguresQuietCrossesFlyingGoing AwayInsectsThoroughGemsLobster Book:West African Studies Source: West African Studies