“Delicious foods are drugs that will inflame the gut and rot the bones, but there is no harm if one eats moderately. Delightful things are all purveyors of destruction and decadence, but there is no regret if one enjoys them moderately.” IfsEnjoyRegretDrugDestructionBonesHarmGutsTaoismDelightfulDeliciousNo RegretsDecadenceDelicious FoodDelightful Things Author:Zicheng Hong
“Sun-bleached bones were most wonderful against the blue - that blue that will always be there as it is now after all man's destruction is finished.” MenSunWonderfulDestructionBlueBonesFinished Book:Georgia O'Keeffe: nature and abstraction Source: Georgia O'Keeffe: nature and abstraction
“The Wickans know that the gift of power is never free. They know enough not to envy the chosen among them, for power is never a game, nor are glittering standards raised to glory and wealth. They disguise nothing in trappings, and so we all see what we'd rather not, that power is cruel, hard as iron and bone, and thrives on destruction. ~ Deadhouse Gates” KnowsHardEnoughGamesWealthGloryStandardsDestructionRaisedBonesEnvyChosenThriveIronGatesDisguise Author:Steven Erikson
“Shiva... is the only hunter that will ever catch the wild swan; The prey she will take last is the wild white swan of the beauty of things. Then she will be alone, pure destruction, achieved and supreme, Empty darkness under the death-tent wings. She will build a nest of the swan's bones and hatch a new brood, Hang new heavens with new birds, all be renewed.” LastsHeavenWhiteDarknessPureBirdEmptyDestructionWingsBonesSupremeHinduismHuntersPreyNestsTentsSwansShiva Author:Robinson Jeffers
“The private sector can go forward, if it must, with destruction of embryos for questionable and ethically challenged science. But spend the people's money on proven blood cord, bone marrow, germ cell, and adult cell research.” PeopleIfsMoneyBloodResearchAdultsDestructionBonesCellsProvenPrivate SectorGermsCordsQuestionableMarrowEmbryosBone Marrow Author:Roger Wicker
“So, probably … when I started painting the pelvis bones I was most interested in the holes in the bones — what I saw through them- particularly the blue from holding them up in the sun against the sky as one is apt to do when one seems to have more sky than earth in one’s world … they were most beautiful against the Blue — that Blue that will always be there as it is now after all man’s destruction is finished.” MenWorldSeemsEarthBeautifulSunSawsSkyPaintingDestructionBlueBonesFinishedHoles Book:An enduring spirit: the art of Georgia O'Keeffe Source: An enduring spirit: the art of Georgia O'Keeffe