“The sky is now indelible ink,
The branches reft asunder;
But you and I we do not shrink;
We love the lovely thunder.”

—  Ogden Nash

Many Long Years Ago (1945), A Watched Example Never Boils

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "The sky is now indelible ink, The branches reft asunder; But you and I we do not shrink; We love the lovely thunder." by Ogden Nash?
Ogden Nash photo
Ogden Nash125
American poet 1902–1971

Related quotes

Holly Black photo

“We love until we do not. For us, love doesn't fade gradually. It snaps like a branch bent too far.”

Holly Black book The Darkest Part of the Forest

Source: The Darkest Part of the Forest

Anita Loos photo

“Memory is more indelible than ink.”

Anita Loos (1889–1981) Actress, novelist, screenwriter, TV producer

“Truth as clear and blue as the sky we walk under. Love as bright and loud as the lightning and thunder. Peace as pure and white as the moon, so full of wonder. So many different colours of Islam!”

Dawud Wharnsby (1972) Canadian musician

"Colours of Islam"
Colours of Islam (1998)

Jim Steinman photo

“Stop right there!
I gotta know right now!
Before we go any further —
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?”

Jim Steinman (1947) American musician

Bat out of Hell (1977), Paradise by the Dashboard Light

Cassandra Clare photo

“You are all that exists on the earth and under the sky that I do love.”

Cassandra Clare book Lady Midnight

Variant: And I love you," Kieran said. "You are all that exists on the earth and under the sky that I do love.
Source: Lady Midnight

Umberto Eco photo

“I love the smell of book ink in the morning.”

Umberto Eco (1932–2016) Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

Daniel Handler photo

“But it’s December now, and the sky is bright, and it’s clear to me. I’m telling you why we broke up, Ed. I’m writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened. And the truth is that I goddamn loved you so much.”

Daniel Handler book Why We Broke Up

Source: Why We Broke Up

Walter Mosley photo

“We are not trapped or locked up in these bones. No, no. We are free to change. And love changes us. And if we can love one another, we can break open the sky.”

Walter Mosley book Blue Light

Source: Blue Light

Vladimir Nabokov photo

“It is late now, I am a bit tired; the sky is irritated by stars. And I love you, I love you, I love you – and perhaps this is how the whole enormous world, shining all over, can be created – out of five vowels and three consonants.”

Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977) Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor

Source: Letters to Vera

“We don't even love each other.
I do a bit, you know.
You do what a bit?
You know. Like you… whatever… love you a bit.
I think I kind of love you too.”

Melina Marchetta book Looking for Alibrandi

Source: Looking for Alibrandi

Related topics