“and if i if i ever let love go because the hatred and the whisperings become a phantom dictate i o- bey in lieu of impulse and realities (the blossoming flamingos of my wild mimosa trees) then let love freeze me out. (from i must become a menace to my enemies)” IfsRealityEnemyTreeHatredImpulseFreezeWhisperingPhantomsMenaceBlossomingFlamingosMimosas Book:Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan Source: Directed by Desire: The Collected Poems of June Jordan
“but that mimosa grove - the haze of stars, the tingle, the flame, the honey-dew, and the ache remained with me, and that little girl with her seaside limbs and ardent tongue haunted me ever since." "this then is my story. i have reread it. it has bits of marrow sticking to it, and blood, and beautiful bright-green flies. at this or that twist of it i feel my slippery self eluding me, gliding into deeper and darker waters than i care to probe.” FeelsLittlesSelfStoriesCareBeautifulGirlStarsBitsWaterBloodGreenDeeperTongueFlamesHoneyI CareAcheLimbsTwistsDewArdentSlipperyGroveMarrowHazeGlidingMimosas Author:Vladimir Nabokov
“A tall blonde entered the room, wearing a yellow sash that marked her as advocate. Two men followed her, carrying papers. She was lean and long-legged, with a graceful neck and nice ankles, and William took a minute to watch her come down the aisle. She looked high-strung and difficult. Still, good legs. Mmm, smelled of mimosa, too. Expensive scent. Cerise smelled better, when clean.” MenLongStillsTwoDifficultRoomsWatchesNiceMinutesPaperCleanLegsExpensiveNecksTallYellowScentPapersBlondeAisleAnklesHigh StrungMimosas Author:Ilona Andrews
“But that mimosa grove-the haze of stars, the tingle, the flame, the honey-dew, and the ache remained with me, and that little girl with her seaside limbs and ardent tongue haunted me ever since-until at last, twenty-four years later, I broke her spell by incarnating her in another.” YearsLittlesLastsGirlStarsFourTwentiesTongueBrokeFlamesSpellsHoneyFour YearsAcheLimbsDewArdentGroveHazeMimosas Book:Lolita Source: Lolita
“A scientist is a mimosa when he himself has made a mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers a mistake of others.” MadeMistakeScientistMemorableLionsMade A MistakeRoaringAcademic LifeMimosas Author:Albert Einstein
“If I indulge myself and surrender to memory, I can still feel the knot of excitement that gripped me as I turned the corner into Rue Mimosas, looking for the house of Rene Magritte. It was August, 1965. I was 33 years old and about to meet the man whose profound and witty surrealist paintings had contradicted my assumptions about photography.” IfsMenFeelsYearsStillsI CanHouseMemoriesHe ManPaintingPhotographyProfoundWittyCornersSurrenderExcitementAssumptionIndulgeAugustKnotsSurrealistRueMagritteMimosas Author:Duane Michals
“Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld - a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.” WorldCountryBeautifulNationsTreeSoilRainbowBeautiful CountryMimosas Author:Nelson Mandela