Jireh Tice

“We sit and talk,
quietly, with long lapses of silence
and I am aware of the stream
that has no language, coursing
beneath the quiet heaven of
your eyes
which has no speech”
― William Carlos Williams, Paterson

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”
― Oscar Wilde

“True love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops.”
― William Goldman, The Princess Bride