J. A. Spender Quotes
Of course, the entire effort is to put myself Outside the ordinary range Of what are called statistics. A hundred are killed In the outer suburbs. Well, well, I carry on.
Bright clasp of her whole hand around my finger My daughter as we walk together now. All my life I'll feel a ring invisibly Circle this bone with shining When she is grown.
Paint here no draped despairs, no saddening clouds, Where the soul rests, proclaims eternity. But let the wrong cry out as raw as wounds, This Time forgets and never heals, far less transcends.
Sometimes when I am writing, I am aware of a rhythm, a dance, a fury, which is as yet empty of words.
Every medium - oral, written, print, and now electronic - has its own associated thought patterns and mind sets.
It is partly the absence of recorded history which sends women now to the lives of women past for the detailed documentation of their daily lives.
Documentaries are unpredictable. You never know what will turn up, and the drama occurs in real time. But if you listen to people, a narrative always emerges.
Paradoxically, in the field being a woman actually helps you: people often feel more comfortable talking to women, which is key in documentaries.
The Palio is shrouded in mystery and secrecy, and the players can't discuss their devious schemes.
I grew up in Siena and was surrounded by the Palio, and all my friends at school were obsessed with it. But since my parents are English, I was never quite part of it.
I studied anthropology and art history, as I have always been captivated by living traditions.
Born of the sun they travelled a short while towards the sun And left the vivid air signed with their honour.
When you read and understand a poem comprehending its rich and formal meanings then you master chaos a little.
