Stevie Smith (1902–1971) poet, novelist, illustrator, performer
"Not Waving But Drowning"
Not Waving but Drowning (1957)
Sirius (1944)
Stevie Smith (1902–1971) poet, novelist, illustrator, performer
"Not Waving But Drowning"
Not Waving but Drowning (1957)
“What did dead mean, Ray wondered. It meant lost, it meant frozen, it meant
gone.”
Alice Sebold book The Lovely Bones
Source: The Lovely Bones
“Oh, God,” Magnus said. “They’re dead. They’re all dead.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Heavenly Fire
Variant: Oh God.” said Magnus, “they’re dead. They’re all dead!
Source: City of Heavenly Fire
Laura Nyro (1947–1997) American musician and songwriter
"And When I Die"
Lyrics
“Oh, even the leaves laugh
As you spin and tumble through
We explode in color
All for your honor”
Happy Rhodes (1965) American singer-songwriter
"Ra Is A Busy God"
Many Worlds Are Born Tonight (1998)
“Even as God is common to all, the sun shines upon all trees”
John Ruysbroeck (1293–1381) Flemish mystic
Quoted in The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage (1916) by C. A. Wynschenk Dom, p. 6
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
On the "Pottery Barn Rule," The Colbert Report (16 May 2007)