Vita Sackville-West Quotes
Everywhere bees go racing with the hours, / For every bee becomes a drunken lover, / Standing upon his head to sup the flowers.
Quotes to Explore
-
I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.
-
The flower in the vase smiles, but no longer laughs.
-
The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
-
I tried being anorexic for four hours, and then I was like, I need some bagels.
-
What Alexander Graham Bell thought up occupied less space than a flower vase. Now it's so small that I have to search all my pockets to discover I've received a spam text.
-
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
-
Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
-
That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate, I always plant a tree. And so I got an indigenous tree, called Nandi flame, it has this beautiful red flowers. When it is in flower it is like it is in flame.
-
Women are amazing lovers.
-
I don't do ski racing to be famous.
-
I train for around 3-4 hours everyday. It can go up to 6-7 hours when a competition is approaching.
-
We didn't have rest days or weekends because we had to get ready as fast as possible, so we could beat the Americans, who were also racing to send a woman into space.
-
The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show.
-
The excitement of automobile racing did not compare with what I knew must come with aeroplane fighting in France.
-
I would have probably stolen cars – it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
-
I die wearing a bootie for three hours. I'm like, get these off of me!
-
The Flower that once has blown forever dies.
-
I'm working over 80 hours a week and have to keep on track.
-
The very best hotel I've stayed in is the Intercontinental on Park Lane. We went there for the Chelsea Flower Show a few years ago, and it was sheer luxury. Everybody had a smile on their face. I came home and changed all my pillows because the hotel ones were so beautiful.
-
I would that there was nothing in the world But my beloved that night and day had perished, And all that is and all that is to be, All that is not the meeting of our lips.
-
A mermaid found a swimming lad, Picked him up for her own, Pressed her body to his body, Laughed; and plunging down Forgot in cruel happiness That even lovers drown.
-
I don't see it. I mean, from all of our conversations and everything we talk about, I never even mention it. When someone brings it up when we're walking down the street, it's an awkward situation when they bring it up like that, but I don't see that happening.
-
Everywhere bees go racing with the hours, / For every bee becomes a drunken lover, / Standing upon his head to sup the flowers.
