“So God stepped over to the edge of the world And He spat out the seven seas; He batted His eyes, and the lightnings flashed; He clapped His hands, and the thunders rolled; And the waters above the earth came down, The cooling waters came down.” WorldHandsEyeEarthWaterSeaSevenEdgesHis EyesLightningThunderCoolingSpatsEdge Of The World Book:Complete Poems Source: Complete Poems
“What brings enlightenment is experience, in the sad sense of this word--the pressure of hard facts and unintelligible troubles, making a man rub his eyes in his waking dream, and put two and two together. Enlightenment is cold water.” MenTwoHardFactsDreamEyeTogetherWaterTroubleColdEnlightenmentExperiencePressureHis EyesWakingCold WaterTrouble Making Book:The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays Source: The Genteel Tradition: Nine Essays