Padgett Powell Quotes
I know about the sweet home. I went to school with 'em boys, what became Lynyrd Skynyrd; I knew Allen Collins, the skinny girl-beautiful guitarist. I put Allen Collins in every travel piece I do. Travel writing is harrowing, going to Bermuda with a banjo on my knee.
Padgett Powell
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T. S. Eliot
Hush,-for the halo of calmness is spreadingOver my spirit as mild as a dove;Hush,-for the angel of comfort is sheddingOver my body his vial of love;Hush,-for new slumbers are over me stealing,Thus would I court them again and again,Hush,-for my heart is intoxicate,-reelingIn the swift waltz of my beautiful brain!
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Life is short, and it is up to you to make it sweet
Sarah Louise Delany
I know about the sweet home. I went to school with 'em boys, what became Lynyrd Skynyrd; I knew Allen Collins, the skinny girl-beautiful guitarist. I put Allen Collins in every travel piece I do. Travel writing is harrowing, going to Bermuda with a banjo on my knee.
Padgett Powell
