No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky

Quote by Llewelyn Powys

Topics: Night Quotes, Poetry Quotes

The world is in need of less religion and more common sense

The world is in need of less religion and more common sense

No sight that human eyes can look upon is more provocative of awe than is...

No sight that human eyes can look upon is more provocative of awe than is...

And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see,...

And there was no reason for them to be dancing the Peter Lake could see,...

Nights are long since you've been away, I dream of you all through the day,...

Nights are long since you've been away, I dream of you all through the day,...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

Las Vegas looks the way you'd imagine heaven must look at night.

Las Vegas looks the way you'd imagine heaven must look at night.

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep,...

Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep,...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment...

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake,...

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake,...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

The man who has seen the rising moon break out of the clouds at midnight...

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes...

When owl sings, the night is silent.

When owl sings, the night is silent.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir tree.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them.

This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the...

This is not remarkable, for, as we know, reality is not a function of the...

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

Poetry is the journal of a sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in...

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by...

A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by...

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.

You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you.