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“Imagination transforms one substance into another. It changes what is into what might be, what was into what might have been. Straw becomes gold, gold straw, and neither is more real nor, I submit, more precious than the other. Pebbles turn into luminous pearls and pearls into little gray rocks, both solid and beautiful, both essential. Human beings take shape from clay, angels' wings are spun out of water, fire gives rise to the long tongues of demons, love emerges out of thin air, and the basic elements reconstitute themselves again and again.”

Source: The Man on the Ceiling

“And little eagles wave their wings in gold.”

Littles Gold Wings Wave Eagles Eagles Wings

Book:Poetical Works, with Life of the Author and Notes

Source: Poetical Works, with Life of the Author and Notes

“Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh heavier than lead, and with their wings exceedingly small. He did not, and that ought to show something. It is only in order to shield your ignorance that you put the Lord at every turn to the refuge of a miracle.”

Made Shows Order Turns Lord Ignorance Ought Bird Gold Miracle Wings Bones Flesh Refuge Veins Shields

Author:Galileo Galilei

“Some days my thoughts are just cocoons -- all cold, and dull, and blind, They hang from dripping branches in the grey woods of my mind; And other days they drift and shine -- such free and flying things! I find the gold-dust in my hair, left by their brushing wings.”

Mind Left Hair Cold Gold Blind Wings Shining Woods Flying Dust Branches Dull Grey My Thoughts Of My Mind Dripping Cocoons Brushing Gold Dust

Book:Dreamers on Horseback: (collected Verse)

Source: Dreamers on Horseback: (collected Verse)

“What is charm, it is not a moral quality, it is not intellectual for no man by much thinking is able to add a grain of it to his personality. One either has it or has it not, it cannot be acquired or even cultivated. It is not physical even, it seems to be added to the human personality, an aura, a glow, the gold dust upon a butterfly's wing, the bloom upon a peach.”

Thinking Men Humans Seems Able Quality Moral Personality Intellectual Gold Wings Add Dust Charm Butterfly Grain Auras Peaches Human Personality Gold Dust

Author:Flora Thompson

“The Danaan children laugh, in cradles of wrought gold, And clap their hands together, and half close their eyes, For they will ride the North when the ger-eagle flies, With heavy whitening wings, and a heart fallen cold.”

Heart Children Hands Eye Together Half Laughing Cold Gold Wings Heavy Fallen Eagles Cradle Hands Together Whitening

Book:Early Poems

Source: Early Poems

“I know not whether there exists such a thing as a coin stamped with a pair of pinions; but I wish this were the device which monarchs put upon their dollars and ducats, to show that riches make to themselves wings, and fly away.”

Knows Shows Wish Gold Dollars Wings Riches Pairs Devices Coins Monarchs Fly Away

Author:Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

“Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a decision before you have to. And that rule appears to have worked brilliantly for Democratic candidate front-runner Hillary Clinton, who has avoided taking a position on the president's trade agenda and has remained out of the ugly public spat with the progressive wing of her party. She has also not taken a position on the Iranian - on the talks.”

“May you find in the nectar of life, the sweetness of hope in your heart, feel the comfort of song birds in your soul, the grace of new wind in your wings. Color you sprirt with rainbows and shower gold dust in your hair. Time heals. Life renews. Dreams take flight agian. close you eyes and drink it all in.”

Feels Heart May Soul Dream Eye Song Grace Color Wind Hair Drink Comfort Bird Gold Wings Heal Flight Dust Your Soul Rainbow Showers Sweetness Nectar Time Heals Gold Dust

Author:Laurel Burch

“Maybe [the Republicans] 'll find ways around it, but the financial system of the world depends very heavily on the credibility of the US Treasury Department. US Treasury securities are what's called "good as gold"; they're the basis of international finance, and if the government can't uphold them, if they become valueless, the effect on the international financial system could be quite severe. But in order to destroy a limited health-care law, the right-wing Republicans, the reactionary Republicans, are willing to do that.”

“Go to sleep, baby,Mama will sing. Of blue butterflies, and dragonfly wings. Moonlight and sunbeams, raiments so fine. Silver and gold, for baby of mine. Go to sleep, baby. Sister will tell, of wolves and of lambs, and demons who fell.-Pierce's Lullaby Kim Harrison (Black Magic Sanction)”

Black Sleep Magic Mines Baby Fine Gold Blue Wings Demon Silver Butterfly Moonlight Mama Sanctions Going To Sleep Lambs Pierce Kim Lullaby Sunbeams Black Magic Baby Sister Dragonflies Baby Mama

Author:Kim Harrison

“In California there were nuggets the size of walnuts lying on the ground—or so it was said, and truth travels slowly when rumors have wings of gold.”

Said Lying Gold Wings Size California Rumor Nuggets Walnuts

Book:Boneshaker

Source: Boneshaker

“Thankfully,two old friends stood next to the throne. Horus wore full battle armor and a khopesh sword at his side.is kohl-lined eyes-one gold, one silver-were as piercing as ever. At his side stood Isis in a shimmering white gown, with wings of light. "Welcome," Horus said. "Um, hi," I said. "He has a way with words," Isis muttered, which made Sadie snort.”

Way Made Said Two Light Eye Next Sides White Battle Gold Wings Welcome Silver Thrones Isis Armor Old Friends Gowns Piercings Sadie Horus White Gown

Author:Rick Riordan

“They’re going to ask what you said. And if I tell Mr. Twindell you said heaven will be like this, he’ll be very disappointed. He’s counting, you know, on gold streets and angels and horses with wings.” “I see where that could be a problem,” Ian agreed, and he tenderly laid his hand against his son’s cheek. “In that case, you can tell him I said this is almost heaven.”

Ifs Knows Said Problem Hands Asks Heaven Cases Streets Son Angel Gold Horse Wings Disappointed Cheeks Counting

Author:Judith McNaught

“I had always wanted to go to the Navy. As a young kid, I was intrigued by a Naval Officer with the beautiful brown shoes and sharp gold wings.”

Kids Wanted Beautiful Young Gold Wings Shoes Brown Officers Navy Intrigued Naval

Author:Wally Schirra