“Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.”
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet
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Nastassja Kinski (1961) German actress
As quoted in Denise Worrell (1989), Icons: Intimate Portraits.
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
Frederick Buechner (1926) Poet, novelist, short story writer, theologian
Listening to Your Life: Daily Meditations with Frederick Buechner (1992)
Source: Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC's of Faith
“Why do I write today? The beauty of
the terrible faces
of our nonentities
stirs me to it”
William Carlos Williams book Al Que Quiere!
"Apology"
Al Que Quiere! (1917)
Context: Why do I write today? The beauty of
the terrible faces
of our nonentities
stirs me to it: colored women
day workers—
old and experienced—
returning home at dusk,
in cast off clothing
faces like
old Florentine oak.
“I'll tell you one thing, though. It's a terrible thing to be a disappointment to a good woman.”
Richard Russo (1949) American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
Natacha Rambova (1897–1966) American film personality and fashion designer
On personality, p. 118
Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted" (December 1922)
“A terrible thing has happened to me: I believe I am finding God.”
Albert Gleizes (1881–1953) French painter
Quote of Gleizes, 1918; as cited by Daniel Robbins, in Albert Gleizes 1881 – 1953, A Retrospective Exhibition, published by The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 1964 - in collaboration with Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris & Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund
remark to his wife Juliette Roche during the winter of 1918 at the Gleizes' rented house in Pelham, New York
1910s
