Famous quotes containing the words bliss carman, bliss, carman and/or writing:
“Be thou my exaltation
Or fortitude of mien,
Lord of the world’s elation,
Thou breath of things unseen!”
—Bliss Carman (1861–1929)
“My whole working philosophy is that the only stable happiness for mankind is that it shall live married in blessed union to woman-kind—intimacy, physical and psychical between a man and his wife. I wish to add that my state of bliss is by no means perfect.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“Lord of my heart’s elation,
Spirit of things unseen,
Be thou my aspiration
Consuming and serene!”
—Bliss Carman (1861–1929)
“There is nothing on earth more exquisite than a bonny book, with well-placed columns of rich black writing in beautiful borders, and illuminated pictures cunningly inset. But nowadays, instead of looking at books, people read them. A book might as well be one of those orders for bacon and bran.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)