Author: poetryfest

Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self. Henri Nouwen, author, book quote from “The Spiritual Life: Eight Essential Titles by Henri Nouwen”, p.18, HarperCollins

via “Solitude is the furnace of transformation. Without solitude we remain victims of our society and continue to be entangled in the illusions of the false self.” — Art of Quotation

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” Albert Camus, book quotes from “The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays”, p.157, Vintage Image: Sisyphus (1548–49) by Titian

via “In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” — Art of Quotation

One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers. Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, from “In The Mecca”

via “ One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers. “ — Art of Quotation

Jessica Salfia, an English teacher and writer in West Virginia

via “Calories don’t count during a pandemic” — Art of Quotation

You’re beautiful because when you were born, undiscovered planets lined up to peep over the rim of your cradle and lay gifts of gravity and light at your miniature feet Simon Armitage, poet, “The Shout: Selected Poems”, Houghton Mifflin Image: Ryan Stone

via “You’re beautiful because when you were born, undiscovered planets lined up to peep over the rim of your cradle and lay gifts of gravity and light at your miniature feet‘ — Art of Quotation

“We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” Judith Butler, author, philosopher, “What value do the humanities have?’”. McGill University speech, May 30, 2013

via “We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed and part of a more expansive world.” — Art of Quotation

“All around the planet There’s a blindness that just can’t see Have to shut the whole system down” Neil Young, songwriter, song quote from Shut it Down, 2020 Shut It Down” Have to shut the whole system down Have to shut the whole system down People tryin’ to save this earth From an ugly […]

via “Shut it down… Have to shut the whole system down / When I look at the future I see hope for you and me” — Art of Quotation

Mr. Skrebneski often told the story of his introduction to photography: While playing in a park around the age of 7, he found an abandoned camera, which he dutifully turned over to the park attendant. “I took it inside and gave it to the lady at the desk,” he told The Chicago Sun-Times in 2000. […]

via In Memory: “No one told me when I was 7 years old that I shouldn’t shake the camera. That was the beginning, and I liked the way it looked, and I didn’t know there was any other way to look.” — Art of Quotation

“How we survived: we locked the doors and let nobody in.” Ellen Bryan Voigt, poet, served as the Poet Laureate of Vermont, quote from Kyrie

via “How we survived: we locked the doors and let nobody in.” — Art of Quotation

Stevie Wonder, songwriter, song quote from He’s Misstra Know-It-All, 1973 “He’s Misstra Know-It-All” He’s a man With a plan Got a counterfeit dollar in his hand He’s Misstra Know-It-All Playin’ hard Talkin’ fast Makin’ sure that he won’t be the last He’s Misstra Know-It-All Makes a deal With a smile Knowin’ all the time […]

via “If we had less of him / Don’t you know we’d have a better land / He’s Misstra Know-It-All” — Art of Quotation