The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.
Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen. - James Stephens
Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.
- James Stephens
A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find. - James Stephens
A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies. - James Stephens
Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.
It is by love alone that we understand anything - James Stephens
It is by love alone that we understand anything
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail… - James Stephens
We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail…
Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it. - James Stephens
Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it.
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself. - James Stephens
Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.
The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life. - James Stephens
You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive. - James Stephens
You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.
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