“The triumphs of the warrior are bounded by the narrow theatre of his own age; but those of a Scott or a Shakspeare will be renewed with greater and greater lustre in ages yet unborn, when the victorious chieftain shall be forgotten, or shall live only in the song of the minstrel and the page of the chronicler.” AgeSongGreaterPagesForgottenTheatreWarriorTriumphUnbornMinstrels Book:BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MISCELLANIES Source: BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL MISCELLANIES
“For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven't forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood.” StillsSongLeftCitiesGenerationsChildhoodHavensMaterialsAdvantageForgottenVillageEdgySedentaryOpen Road Book:Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“People get strange about whether you've written your own songs, which seems really stupid considering that, especially in Country Music, it's about oral tradition and passing things on and the songs weren't meant to be played by one person and then forgotten.” PeoplePersonsCountrySeemsSongWrittenStupidStrangeTraditionForgottenPassingPassingsMeant To BeConsideringReally StupidOral Tradition Author:Neko Case