“Fireflies in the Garden
By Robert Frost 1874–1963
Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can't sustain the part.”
― The Poetry of Robert Frost
By Robert Frost 1874–1963
Here come real stars to fill the upper skies,
And here on earth come emulating flies,
That though they never equal stars in size,
(And they were never really stars at heart)
Achieve at times a very star-like start.
Only, of course, they can't sustain the part.”
― The Poetry of Robert Frost
“What distinguishes a great, stirring idea from an ordinary one, possibly even from an incredibly ordinary and mistaken one, is that it exists in a kind of molten state through which the self enters an infinite expanse and, inversely, the expanse of the universe enters the self, so that it becomes impossible to differentiate between what belongs to the self and what belongs to the infinite. This is why great, stirring ideas consist of a body, which like the human body is compact yet frail, and of an immortal soul, which constitutes its meaning but is not compact; on the contrary, it dissolves into thin air at every attempt to grab hold of it in cold words.”
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“Passeggiare è probabilmente la parola sbagliata. Marley passeggiava come passeggia una locomotiva impazzita. Si buttava in avanti, tirando con forza il guinzaglio fino a strangolarsi. Noi lo strattonavamo indietro; lui ci strattonava avanti. Noi tiravamo; e lui tirava dal'altra parte, tossendo come un fumatore incallito per via del collare che lo strozzava. Virava a destra e a sinistra, lanciandosi verso ogni cassetta della posta e cespuglio, annusando, ansimando , e pisciacchiando, di solito finendo con l'innaffiare se stesso. Ci girava attorno avvolgendo il guinzaglio attorno alle nostre caviglie prima di lanciarsi di nuovo in avanti, facendoci incespicare. Quando qualcuno si avvicinava con un altro cane, Marley gli balzava gioiosamente incontro, impennandosi, tratttenuto dal collare, morendo dalla voglia di fare amicizia. «Si direbbe che ami la vita», commentò un proprietario di cane, ed era vero.”
― Io & Marley
― Io & Marley
“Mike Tyson: “Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”
― Eye for Eye
― Eye for Eye
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― The Island
― The Island
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