#fe

Poetry is a mixture of common sense, which not all have, with an uncommon sense, which very few have. ↗

— John Masefield

#common sense #few #mixture #poetry #sense

Since the printing press came into being, poetry has ceased to be the delight of the whole community of man; it has become the amusement and delight of the few. ↗

— John Masefield

#become #being #came #ceased #community

I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now I'm spending years of my life trying to get away from it. ↗

— Brian May

#building #get #i #life #my life

Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss. ↗

— George Mason

#baby #been #blameless #bliss #called

If you don't value yourself, you're not going to draw valuable things into your life. ↗

— Robert Tew

#life #life-quotes #love-quotes #self-worth #life

People get so frightened for no reason, but I'll tell you, to live with no purpose is a far more frightening proposition... You bring yourself to say yes when you always thought the only possible answer was no, and your whole world changes. ↗

— Liz Rosenberg

#philosophy-of-life #purpose #change

Here's a news flash: No soldier gives his life. That's not the way it works. Most soldiers who make a conscious decision to place themselves in harm's way do it to protect their buddies. They do it because of the bonds of friendship - and it goes so much deeper than friendship. ↗

— Eric Massa

#bonds #buddies #conscious #conscious decision #decision

She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's. ↗

— Colleen McCullough

#book #fortunes #fun #great #life

Thats not a bad word, hate and war are bad words, fuck isnt. ↗

— Judy Blume

#life #philosophy #truth #wisdom #humor

How shall the soul of a man be larger than the life he has lived? ↗

— Edgar Lee Masters

#larger #life #lived #man #shall