Swanrad Quotes & Sayings

Old English poetry is characterised by a number of poetic tropes which enable a writer to describe things indirectly and which require a reader imaginatively to construct their meaning. The most widespread of these figurative descriptions are what are known as kennings. Kennings often occur in compounds: for example, hronrad (whale-road) or swanrad (swan- road) meaning 'the sea'; banhus (bone-house) meaning the 'human body'. Some kennings involve borrowing or inventing words; others appear to be chosen to meet the alliterative requirement of a poetic line, and as a result some kennings are difficult to decode, leading to disputes in critical interpretation. But kennings do allow more abstract concepts to be communicated by using more familiar words: for example, God is often described as moncynnes weard ('guardian of mankind'). — Ronald Carter

I am patient with stupidity, but not with those who are proud of it. — Edith Sitwell

You never know how much you'll like something until you try it out. — Brandon Sanderson

It takes more strength to cry, admit defeat. I have truth on my side, you only have deceit. — Madonna Ciccone

For some reason the past - any of our pasts - was solidly off-limits. They were like the creepy rabbits in Watership Down who won't answer any questions beginning with "Where. — Tana French

Could the "killing" of Michael have been a nativistic story that a few men had promulgated to increase their status and power in a rapidly changing world? — Carl Hoffman

I don't really worry so much about image. I try to just live my own life, my personal life, to my own sense of morality. In terms of the kinds of characters that I play, well, they could be anything. — Kevin Bacon

If people choose to judge how you look, that's their situation. I didn't feel that it was a problem. I've played all kinds of parts. I've played glamorous, and unglamorous, and all kinds of people. People want to pigeon hole you, I think. — Jacqueline Bisset

Today, all arrows point toward the biotech, nanotech, and information technology industries, and the convergence among them. — Jack Welch

I fight the urge to stand on my tip toes to reach his lips. Because my guess is that cramming my tongue down his throat right now, would be creepy — Steph Campbell