Tomas Transtromer Quotes

A ship's engine far away on the water expands the summer-night horizon. Both joy and sorrow swell in the dew's magnifying glass. Without really knowing, we divine; our life has a sister ship, following quietly another route. While the sun blazes behind the islands.

Tomas Transtromer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: April 15, 1931 - March 26, 2015

Topics

LifeWaterJoySunSisterShip

I'm not like the next Michael Jordan, but I'm also not what everyone saw me as before I started playing in the NBA, either.

Jeremy Lin

MeNextEveryonePlayingStarted

Most films, it doesn't matter if you see them or not.

John Malkovich

YouMatterSeeMostThemFilms

Losing a home sends families to shelters, abandoned houses, and the street.

Matthew Desmond

HomeLosingStreetAbandonedHouses

IT put India on the map of the world and told Indians that they are somebody in the world. There is something about technology that is very empowering: 'We are designing software for the best companies in the world.'

Anand Giridharadas

TechnologyBestWorldIndiaMap

People can take, take, take from you. There are people whose profession is to do that. It's entertainment at the cost of human lives.

Amanda Knox

PeopleYouEntertainmentHumanCost

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.

Trent Lott

DiscriminationAlwaysRacialPolicy

Many mainstream winemakers use indigenous yeasts rather than commercially grown ones to ferment their grapes - precisely what natural winemakers advocate.

Roger Morris

GrapesAdvocateNaturalIndigenous

I'm a traveler and a vagabond and an observer, and the songs come through that. And that's just the way it's going to be.

Mary Gauthier

WayThroughGoingComeJustSongs

I am pretty geeky, yes. I like odd sub-culture activities, I am often socially inept, I wore glasses in high school. But I am a modern geek.

Josh Zuckerman

SchoolI AmGlassesHigh SchoolHigh

Politics are not the task of a Christian.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

PoliticsChristianTask

Governments around the world are looking for economic growth and job creation. African economies are no exception, with increasing recognition that growth has to be built on a more diversified economic structure in order to make a lasting contribution to development.

Arancha Gonzalez

GrowthJobWorldLookingRecognition

I try to understand place on a deeper level than just the physical or environmental aspects. It includes cultural and intellectual forces, too. It's an inclusive approach that brings in many disciplines and sees place as a dynamic thing.

Antoine Predock

EnvironmentalPlaceUnderstandTry

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