To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.

Quote by John Andrew Holmes

Topics: Beauty Quotes, Poetry Quotes, Reading Quotes

At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up...

At middle age the soul should be opening up like a rose, not closing up...

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as...

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as...

A ten-word epigram to be accurate needs a ten-page footnote, yet what it lacks in...

A ten-word epigram to be accurate needs a ten-page footnote, yet what it lacks in...

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both

Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both

To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend...

To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend...

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop...

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop...

It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed...

It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed...

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop...

Every genuine boy is a rebel and an anarch. If he were allowed to develop...