Vintage Bohemian Quotes & Sayings

Yet each man kills the thing he loves
By each let this be heard
Some do it with a bitter look
Some with a flattering word
The coward does it with a kiss
The brave man with a sword — Oscar Wilde

It is a different sensation than watching the stars while lying in a field, something Bailey has done many times. There are no trees creeping into the edges, and the gentle swaying of the carriage makes him feel almost weightless. And it is incredibly quiet. As the carriage moves along in what seems to be a circular pattern, Bailey can hear nothing but a soft creak and the sound of Poppet breathing next to him. It is as though the entire circus has faded away into the darkness. He glances over at Poppet, who is looking at him instead of the sky. She gives him a grin and then turns away. Bailey wonders if he should ask if she sees anything in the stars. — Erin Morgenstern

The painter unfolds that which has not been seen. — Paul Cezanne

When I was a child, we used to look forward to the end of the day when we would hear another ten minutes of a story. — Malorie Blackman

He must have had this Wall Street gentry in mind, or at least their prototypes, for in every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the people. — Eugene V. Debs

Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants. — Moses

The masses have yet to realize that generating your own electricity is a potentially hazardous activity to engage in. — Steven Magee

It is easy at any moment to resign the possession of a great fortune; to acquire it is difficult and arduous — Livy

I knew myself broken, to burn over every refusal, to feel my blood rise at the slightest provocation, but knowing and fixing are different things. — Mark Lawrence

It was a fine fall morning in Paris, crisp and clear, and Benji was quite full of himself, cavorting near the fountain, playing with the children who had inexplicably materialized out of nowhere at the first whiff of a movie star. Their faces radiated and they took turns gently stroking his head. Those Benji chose to favor with a big sloppy lick exploded with laughter, and one young girl ran to her mother, screeching in French that she would never wash her face again. — Joe Camp

You can't really come into a concept record objectively, because you immediately associate it with Yes, stuff from the 1970s that punk rock kicked against, the pretentiousness. — Colin Meloy

Always negotiate with food. — Pierce Brown

I really like the bohemian look, and I'm a great fan of mixing vintage and modern. — Kierston Wareing