“Being shelled is the main work of an infantry soldier, which no one talks about. Everyone has his own way of going about it. In general, it means lying face down and contracting your body into as small a space as possible.” WayMeanWarBodyFacesLyingSpaceDown AndSoldierYour BodyGreat WarInfantryContracting Author:Louis Simpson
“You were hidden behind walls of ice; no man had passed them; I broke them down and love leapt to love, and you lie here, my beautiful, love in the arms of its lover.” MenLoveBeautifulLyingBehindsWallArmsLoversAnd LoveDown AndIceBrokeBeautiful Love Book:Tommy and Grizel Source: Tommy and Grizel
“As long as we decline to allow sick uninsured people to just lie down and die on the side of the road, everybody has to have insurance for the health care system to work sanely.” PeopleLongCareLyingDiesSidesSickDown AndHealth CareDeclineHealth Care System Author:Gail Collins
“I wish to Christ I could make up a really great lie. Sometimes, after an interview, I say to myself, 'Man, you were so honest - can't you have some fun? Can't you do some really down and dirty lying?' But the puritan in me thinks that if I tell a lie, I'll be punished.” IfsThinkingMenSometimesLyingFunWishChristHonestDown AndDirtyInterviewsReally GreatPuritan Author:Willem Dafoe
“To read a lot of trash mixing the blood of war with business’s stench. To root out any happiness. To go out, and down, and on the road. To hesitate; to go on, and ahead, and back, and up the stairs, and in one’s room. On the way, to notice that the mountain is still there. To lie and sleep, deeply, heavily. To reproduce night’s sleep. To wake up, look through the window at green water, from the Bay to the mountain, and return to one’s self. To remember that war is devastating Irak. To feel pain.” WayFeelsLooksStillsWarSelfPainRememberLyingNightWaterSleepRoomsBloodGoes OnReturnMountainRootsWindowWake UpDown AndGreenTrashStairsMixing Author:Etel Adnan
“I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming.” ChristianSpiritLyingPrayerAnswersWalksPrayingDown AndChristian InspirationalI Pray Author:George Muller