Mineshaft Quotes & Sayings

Welcome ever smiles, and farewell goes out sighing. — William Shakespeare

The writing of a poem is like a child throwing stones into a mineshaft. You compose first, then you listen for the reverberation. — James Fenton

I've taken blame about being a bad father - if being a bad father is working your butt off trying to create a career at one time. — Michael Douglas

I don't want this heart, it's split in two. — Samantha Young

I saw Nichelle Nichols in 'Truck Turner,' and she was so good. — Kym Whitley

It may be true that only those minds which are habituated to think logically can safely trust their intuitive conclusions, on the theory that the subconscious level will do its kind of work as faithfully as the conscious does its kind. — Richard M. Weaver

I love her. More than I thought I was capable of, and I would sacrifice my life for her happiness. — Katie McGarry

What is this world? What is it for? It is art. It is the best of all possible art, a finite picture of the Infinite. — N.D. Wilson

We are so focused on the material aspects of life that we lose sight of everything else. — Wally Amos

Your motivation should be sincere and your life should be of benefit to some people. That is the main thing. Don't care after my death. — Dalai Lama

You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. — Dave Attell

The elaborate search for a word, like the turning of a chain handle on a well. Dropping the bucket down the mineshaft of the mind. Taking up empty bucket after empty bucket until, finally, at an unexpected moment, it caught hard and had a sudden weight and she raised the word, then delved down into the emptiness once more. — Colum McCann