Achilleus Vom Quotes & Sayings

I am always interested in the ways of scoring the sound of the poem, especially a poem with long lines. Spaces within a line, double colons, slashes, are indications of pause, of breath, of urgency, they are not metrically exact as in a musical notation but they serve (I hope) to make the reader think about the sound of the poem - just as traffic symbols, when driving, make us almost unconsciously aware of a steep hill, an intersection, an icy bridge etc. — Adrienne Rich

- had a million things to do today; death would have to wait, -
(The Tin Star) — J.L. Langley

I recall an incident involving the late George Stigler at a conference in Spain in the 1980s. Hearing that I had written a book on reason and natural law, Stigler started to ridicule reason, going so far as to say that there is as much reason in a monkey's antics as in any human act. At that point I asked him whether he was trying to tell me something about how he wrote his books; he gave me a blank stare and stormed out of the room. — Frank Van Dun

I believe that ever person is born with talent
Maya Angelou — Ch'kara SilverWolf

That the best students from mediocre schools were almost always a better bet than good students from the very best schools. — Malcolm Gladwell

The by-product is sometimes more valuable than the product. — Havelock Ellis

Know the men who follow you and let them know you. Don't ask your men to die for a stranger. — George R R Martin

You will lose what you value most, so treasure it while you can. — Richelle Mead

In the case of 'The Bible' series and now 'Son of God,' it has been a combination of what I love to do and what I believe. To be able to do that with the person I love has just really been a blessing. — Roma Downey