“It was only when you walked away I saw you had the perfect ass. Forgive me for not falling in love with your face or your conversation.”
The Energy of Slaves (1972)
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Canadian poet and singer-songwriter 1934–2016Related quotes
“But if the rain must fall…It won't matter much to me
If I had you
And all I need is your love.”
If The Rain Must Fall
Song lyrics, Undiscovered (James Morrison album) (2006)
“I love you. I love your smile, your snarl, your grin, your face when you're sleeping.”
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“It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.”
As quoted in Homelessness in America : A Forced March to Nowhere (1982), p. 121
Context: You will find out that Charity is a heavy burden to carry, heavier than the kettle of soup and the full basket. But you will keep your gentleness and your smile. It is not enough to give soup and bread. This the rich can do. You are the servant of the poor, always smiling and good-humored. They are your masters, terribly sensitive and exacting master you will see and the uglier and the dirtier they will be, the more unjust and insulting, the more love you must give them. It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.
Speaking to the Council for National Policy http://cfnp.org/page.aspx?pid=360
How to be Lovely (2005)
Context: People associate me with a time when movies were pleasant, when women wore pretty dresses in films and you heard beautiful music. I always love it when people write me and say "I was having a rotten time, and I walked into a cinema and saw one of your movies, and it made such a difference."