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“I wanted to be born at the farthest limit of the world. I'll explore it, I said to myself, biting big chunks from it. And when I want, I'll go straight to the core. This is the way of the world I thought in my innocence, round and around the layers of peel until the taste becomes certain.”

World Way Want Said Bigs Wanted Certain Born Taste Limits Experience Rounds Core Innocence Layers Chunks Biting

Author:Abba Kovner

“It seems to me one cannot sit down in that place [the Round Reading room of the British Museum] without a heart full of grateful reverence. I own to have said my grace at the table, and to have thanked Heaven for my English birthright, freely to partake of these beautiful books, and speak the truth I find there.”

“And oft I thought (my fancy was-so strong) That I, at last, a resting-place had found: 'Here: will I dwell,' said I,' my whole life long, Roaming the illimitable waters round; Here will I live, of all but heaven disowned. And end my days upon the peaceful flood - To break my dream the vessel reached its bound; And homeless near a thousand homes I stood, And near a thousand tables pined and wanted food.”

Long Said Ends Whole Home Dream Wanted Lasts Found Strong Heaven Water Break Thousand Tables Bounds Rounds Whole Life Peaceful Fancy Flood Homeless Vessel Long Life Roaming

Book:The Poems of William Wordsworth

Source: The Poems of William Wordsworth

“If a pot can multiply. One day Nasrudin lent his cooking pots to a neighbour, who was giving a feast. The neighbour returned them, together with one extra one – a very tiny pot. 'What is this?' asked Nasrudin. 'According to law, I have given you the offspring of your property which was born when the pots were in my care,' said the joker. Shortly afterwards Nasrudin borrowed his neighbour's pots, but did not return them. The man came round to get them back. 'Alas!' said Nasrudin, 'they are dead. We have established, have we not, that pots are mortal?'.”

Ifs Men Giving Said Care Together Law Given Born He Man Return One Day Cooking Property Rounds Tiny Mortals Extras Pot Alas Neighbour Borrowed Offspring

Book:The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

Source: The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin

“Hark! I hear the tramp of thousands, And of armèd men the hum; Lo, a nation's hosts have gathered Round the quick alarming drum Saying, Come, Freemen, Come! Ere your heritage be wasted, Said the quick alarming drum.”

Men Said Nations Arms Rounds Heritage Host Freeman Tramps

Book:Poetical Works, Complete: Top American Novelist

Source: Poetical Works, Complete: Top American Novelist

“His examiner said severely: "Baskerville, you blank round, discursiveness is not literature." "The aim of literature," Baskerville replied grandly, "is the creation of a strange object covered with fur which breaks your heart."”

Heart Said Literature Break Creation Objects Strange Aim Rounds Covered Blank Fur Break Your Heart

Author:Donald Barthelme

“If you want truth to go round the world you must hire an express train to pull it; but if you want a lie to go round the world, it will fly: it is as light as a feather, and a breath will carry it. It is well said in the old proverb, 'a lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on'.”

Ifs World Want Wells Said Light Lying Truth Is Breaths Train Rounds Boots Pulling Feathers Well Said Old Proverb

Author:Bruce Springsteen

“My mother had heard all about miniskirts but had never seen one so I took her for lunch at Alvaro's [in Chelsea]. We walked down the King's Road and waited 10 seconds for our first miniskirt and a girl came along with her skirt tucked round her arse. I said: 'What do you think, ma?' And she said: 'If it's not for sale, you shouldn't put it in the window!'”

Ifs Thinking Firsts Said Mother Girl Heard Kings Window Rounds Seconds Lunch Skirts Chelsea Arses

Author:Michael Caine

“I saw a man pursuing the horizon;Round and round they sped.I was disturbed at this;I accosted the man."It is futile," I said,"You can never-""You lie," he cried,And ran on.”

Men Said Lying Saws He Man Rounds Ran Horizon Cried Disturbed Sped

Book:War Is Kind and Other Poems

Source: War Is Kind and Other Poems