Doorpost Scripture Quotes & Sayings

Oh, a day in the city-square, there is no such pleasure in life! — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Through the picture, I see reality; through words, I understand it. — Peter Kindersley

One time you mentioned the loneliness inside of marriage and I did not understand what you were saying. Two people are together; they have come from the same place; they share the same values, the same language. Practically speaking, they are the two halves of one consciousness. They eat the same food; they have a child; they sleep in the same bed, how can they be lonely. — Bharati Mukherjee

I always thought youth were idealists - now, I'm not so sure - I'm more idealistic now then at 17 ... — John Geddes

What I want, when I write a poem, is no more than this: that it be preserved in some published form so that, in principle, someone, somewhere, will be able to find it and read it. That is all I need, as a poet, and that is the beauty, the luxury of my position. My lyric is mine and remains mine. Nobody can ruin it. — James Fenton