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Lebanese artist, poet, and writer 1883–1931Related quotes
“To stagnate in the sun, goldenly, like an obscure lake surrounded by flowers.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
On a strictly intellectual life.
A Factless Autobiography, Richard Zenith Edition, Lisbon, 2006, p. 70
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Estagnar ao sol, douradamente, como um lago obscuro rodeado de flores.
“That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.”
Wallace Stevens book Harmonium
"Gubbinal"
Harmonium (1923)
Context: p>That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.The world is ugly,
And the people are sad..</p
“He smiled, and his face was like the sun.”
Madeline Miller book The Song of Achilles
Source: The Song of Achilles
“Hail hero, hail hero, child of the sun
All covered with flowers still having your fun”
Gordon Lightfoot (1938) Canadian singer-songwriter
Theme song of Hail, Hero! (1969), co-written with Jerome Moross
“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.”
Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist
Variant: Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do.
“Attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun.”
Khaled Hosseini book The Kite Runner
Source: The Kite Runner