The misfortune of a young man who returns to his native land after years away is that he finds his native land foreign; whereas the lands he left behind remain for ever like a mirage in his mind. However, misfortune can itself sow seeds of creativity. ---- Afterword to "Hothouse" Brian Aldiss
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Related This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer... ARISTOPHANES Home again, his native land; he was born of it and his bones will sleep in it . . . WILLIAM FAULKNER Take these things to heart, my son, I warn you. All men make mistakes, it is only human. B... SOPHOCLES On vis och," he told himself. Dawn to dusk. A phrase that meant two things in his native ... V.E. SCHWAB And from his ashes may be made
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Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my n... SIR WALTER SCOTT Breathes there the man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
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WILLIAM COWPER You remind me of a boy I used to know Same Smile, same easy, laid-back style And man, coul... MALORIE BLACKMAN That man is great, and he alone, Who serves a greatness not his own, For neither praise nor pe... EDWARD GEORGE BULWER-LYTTON He started to pull away again but she called his name so he stopped. “Yeah?” “Before... KRISTEN ASHLEY I do not aim with my hand; he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. I ai... STEPHEN KING During the last ten years or so, I've seen quite a lot of Gordon, selling off his land for him. You ... BOB LEMAN WHAT IS TRUTH? Truth is not a thing Or a concept. It is as multidimensional SUZY KASSEM No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowle... KAHLIL GIBRAN You say that your fare told you that he was a detective?" "Yes, he did." "When did he say ... ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE According to the conventions of the genre, Augustus Waters kept his sense of humor till the end, did... JOHN GREEN A man worth being with is one… That never lies to you Is kind to people that have ... SHANNON L. ALDER Perplext in faith, but pure in deeds, At last he beat his music out. There lives more fait... ALFRED TENNYSON What is newest to one in foreign countries is not always the people, but their surroundings, and tho... THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH Once again he was aware of eyes staring fixedly at him. He glanced sideways into the long, pointed f... TERRY PRATCHETT The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his Name: His mercy melts the stubborn so... ISAAC WATTS He came to read; two or three books are lying open: history and poetry. But after just ten... C.P. CAVAFY Naive people tend to generalize people as—-good, bad, kind, or evil based on their actions. Howeve... SHANNON L. ALDER He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsm... FRANCIS OF ASSISI His gut was stitched up good and tight, but that didn’t prevent it from flopping. He wiped his dam... SANDRA BROWN How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his nati... MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe i... JOHN FOWLES When Hitler marched across the Rhine To take the land of France, La dame de fer deci... E.A. BUCCHIANERI Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Chops"... STEPHEN CHBOSKY A precious mouldering pleasure 't is To meet an antique book, In just the dress his centur... EMILY DICKINSON The Warrior of the Light is a believer. Because he believes in miracles, miracles begin t... PAULO COELHO I’m sorry,” he tells me. I sit down on the bed. He returns to the view of the street ... COURTNEY SUMMERS The tyrant is a child of Pride Who drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity,... SOPHOCLES He had been haunted his whole life by a mild case of claustrophobia—the vestige of a childhoo... DAN BROWN Constantly risking absurdity and death whenever he performs above the heads of ... LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is... WILLIAM FAULKNER All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he wa... CHARLES M. SCHULZ The guest was now the master of Wuthering Heights: he held firm possession, and proved to the attorn... EMILY BRONTë For a moment, he looks back at me, and his farewell is in his smile. Then he turns to the stars. BETH REVIS Yon Sun that sets upon the sea
We follow in his flight;
Farewell awhile to him and thee,
... LORD BYRON (GEORGE GORDON NOEL BYRON) Caged Bird A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream ti... MAYA ANGELOU A POCKET-SIZED GIRL He keeps me in his pocket for a rainy day; he swears I'm ... COCO J. GINGER We know that the white man does not understand our ways. One portion of land is the same to him as t... CHIEF SEATTLE The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Nat... STEWART L. UDALL The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Nat... STEWART UDALL
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