If the sea could dream, and if the sea
were dreaming now, the dream
would be the usual one: Of the Flesh.
The letter written in the dream would go
something like: Forgive me—love, Blue.
–Carl Phillips…
Category Archives: Quotes
The Sea, the Sea
The Cure
“The cure for anything is salt water—sweat, tears, or the sea.” —Isak Dinesen…
Stream of justice
“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” –George Eliot
And today, I believe I saw the baby’s golden stream.…
The sleeper has awakened
“Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” –Carl Jung…
I should have read this a year ago
“Newly unemployed, I found this kind of life refreshing. No more…meetings with people I didn’t want to meet. And best of all, I could read any book I wanted, anytime I wanted. I had no idea how long this relaxed lifestyle would continue, but…I was enjoying it, and I tried hard not to think about …
Golden
“The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.” –George Eliot
Update: I used this quote on my birthday but check over a year later when I use it on another momentous …
Simplify
“Our life is frittered away by detail. … Simplify, simplify.” —Henry David Thoreau…
Direction
“I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived.” —Anna Louise Strong…
Longing
“Were there then no longing in time, there would be no peace in eternity.” —Josiah Royce…
Anti-entropic
“Whatever seeks out harm and avoids rewards must act against entropy. … determining to write has been an anti-entropic process for me. Even now I don’t understand why I do it, except for the fact that it is against entropy.” —from Wang Xiaobo’s “Why Do I Write”…