“I have a Bird in spring Which for myself doth sing - The spring decoys. And as the summer nears - And as the Rose appears, Robin is gone. Yet do I not repine Knowing that Bird of mine Though flown - Learneth beyond the sea Melody new for me And will return.” MayGoneKnowingSeaMinesReturnSummerSpringBirdRoseMelodyRobins Book:Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Emily Dickinson (Illustrated)
“I think my prose - mine and that of others - sometimes slips into a cadence or rhythm that can replicate or come close to the music in a wonderful poem, and then it returns to the sound of prose.” ThinkingSometimesSoundWonderfulMinesReturnRhythmProseSlipsCadenceReplicate Author:Pattiann Rogers
“The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage.” PeopleChildrenYoungSocialSecurityMinesReadyReturnPercentNegativeRateRetirementRetiringSocial SecurityPercentagesYoung Children Author:Paul Ryan
“When evening comes, I return home and go into my study. On the threshold I strip off my muddy, sweaty clothes of everyday, and put on the robes of court and palace, and in this graver dress I enter the antique courts of the ancients and am welcomed by them, and there I taste the food that alone is mine, and for which I was born. And there I make bold to speak to them and ask the motives of their actions, and they, in their humanity, reply to me. And for the space of four hours I forget the world, remember no vexation, fear poverty no more, tremble no more at death; I pass indeed into their world.” WorldHomeActionRememberHumanityAsksSpeakBornHoursSpaceForgetPovertyStudyFourMinesReturnTasteClothesDressesCourtEveningMotivePalacesThresholdRobesAntiquesMuddyVexationForget The World Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“I know a man who is in love with my friend. He loves her absolutely. The only thing he wants in return is for her to love him.” Saiman arched his eyebrows, imitating me. “And?” "You’re the exact opposite of him. You lack the capacity to love, so you want to smother mine as well.” KnowsMenWantWellsMinesReturnMy FriendsCapacityOppositesEyebrowsImitatingCapacity To Love Book:Magic Bleeds Source: Magic Bleeds