#parasite

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior. ↗

— William Shenstone

#his #hope #hut #man #most

Toshiaki learned that all living organisms were governed by their DNA. He was impressed by perfection of this system.Why did existence have the ability to design such a beautiful code? And how could such a simple structure account for endless diversity of life forms? ↗

— Hideaki Sena

#beauty

special thanks to Martha Sharpe and everyone at Anansi; to Mandy Barber, for the use of her stunning visual art; to Karen Mac Cormack, for her advice during the early stages of this project; and to David Bromige (weaver of radhats), for his enthusiasm which encouraged me to develop this piece into a book-length poem. ↗

— Darren Wershler-Henry

#cycle-of-defeat #gram-parsons #metalhead #parasite #punishment

Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life. ↗

— William Banting

#comfortable #destroy #did #evil #fair

When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#found #grow #how #ivy #know

Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen. ↗

— Henry Taylor

#character #choose #chosen #creatures #fall

The biggest problems were to do with... well, to get that successful when you're so young, it attracts hangers-on, parasites, people who want to feed off you. ↗

— Mike Oldfield

#biggest #biggest problems #feed #get #off