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James Wright Quotes

Best Quotes by James Wright (Top 8)

  1. Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom.
  2. There is this cave In the air behind my body That nobody is going to touch: A cloister, a silence Closing around a blossom of fire. When I stand upright in the wind, My bones turn to dark emeralds.
  3. In a pine tree,A few yards away from my window sill,A brilliant blue jay is springing up and down, up and down,On a branch.I laugh, as I see him abandon himselfTo entire delight, for he knows as well as I doThat the branch will not break.
  4. It goes without saying that a fine short poem can have the resonance and depth of an entire novel.
  5. Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.
  6. Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes.
  7. Look: I am nothing. I do not even have ashes to rub into my eyes.
  8. They can buy whatever brand they want. We will supply the finance.