Cecil Day Lewis

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    They who in folly or mere greed
    Enslaved religion, markets, laws,
    Borrow our language now and bid
    Us to speak up in freedom’s cause.
    Cecil Day Lewis (1904–1972)

    The thing about performance, even if it’s only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.
    —Daniel Day Lewis (b. 1957)

    They who in folly or mere greed
    Enslaved religion, markets, laws,
    Borrow our language now and bid
    Us to speak up in freedom’s cause.
    Cecil Day Lewis (1904–1972)

    It’s an ordinary day for Brian. Like, he died every day, you know.
    Pete Townshend (b. 1945)

    Your kisses close my eyes and yet you stare
    As though God struck a child with nameless fears;
    —Alun Lewis (1915–1944)