My quotes...

My quotes are many and from various genres, I hope you enjoy them and that your's keep coming.

Jungleland by Bruce Springstein

"...and the poets down here don't write nothing at all
they just stand back and let it all be
and in the quick of the night
they reach for their moment
and try to make an honest stand..."

Not only is this an awesome rock song, it is a beautiful poem. That line just struck me when I heard it - just gorgeous stark imagry.

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carrol

"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
did gyre and gimble in the wabe
All mimsy were the borogoves
and the mome raths outgrabe."

To me, there is no better beginning to a poem.

The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving

"...sorrow floats..."

John Irving has written some of my favorite books. And his description of the horrific accident that leads to the discovery that sorrow, unfortunately, both figuratively and literally, will not sink, is some of the most poignant writing I have ever read.



Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein



"...let us leave this place

where the smoke blows black

and the dark street winds and bends

Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow

we will walk with a walk that is measured and slow

and watch where the chalk-white arrows go

to the place where the sidewalk ends."

Shel Silverstein is hugely important to me, as he is the one who made me want to write poetry. I was a loner and a bookworm as a young child, and when I discovered his wonderful poetry I felt this immediate sense of self awareness - this is what I was too, and not only that, there were others out there just like me.

Oh, I could go on, and probably will....I encourage you to add more quotes as they come to you.