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John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: We compose our life in stories we tell

We compose our life in stories we tell ourselves — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You and I are black and white -

You and I are black and white - a film noir, filled with gestures, poignant and tender — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The heart's not an organ but a whisper

The heart's not an organ but a whisper in your head ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: In the end, we all inherit a stone,

In the end, we all inherit a stone, after life's waves have rolled over us - and hopefully, she'll write upon it — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I love it when the dark bottle of

I love it when the dark bottle of night spills out, and the Moon writes in chalk about us — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I think our 'changes' are not as radical

I think our 'changes' are not as radical as we suppose - in some way we persist as us ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I see more pathology in others than I

I see more pathology in others than I did ten years ago - the older I get, the more insane people seem ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You betrayed me, but after all those years

You betrayed me, but after all those years I discover, my tears have wiped the slate clean ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Suffering breaks us until there's nothing left but

Suffering breaks us until there's nothing left but gentleness — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: you cannot teach art - you cannot make

you cannot teach art - you cannot make a soul — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You do violence with your words if you

You do violence with your words if you force them - art is given - the words received, moment by moment from unseen hands - call it a Muse ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Evil fascinates and repels us - it's a

Evil fascinates and repels us - it's a terrible beauty that enthralls us the more we stare into it ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I live with regrets - the bittersweet loss

I live with regrets - the bittersweet loss of innocence - the red track of the moon upon the lake - the inability to return and do it again ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: What is the meaning of La Belle Dame

What is the meaning of La Belle Dame Sans Merci? - have you never been enthralled? enchantment that is unrequited desolates the soul ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The heart aches through nights - the broken

The heart aches through nights - the broken places of neglect — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Mankind is not a race of noble savages

Mankind is not a race of noble savages - but primitive monsters hide inside us, elusive as Sasquatch ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Our hearts break, and take us out of

Our hearts break, and take us out of relationships that are too painful for us — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Words are so strong and I am so

Words are so strong and I am so timid - my soul ignores warnings and I end up covered with your paint ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The strands that connect us are frail, so

The strands that connect us are frail, so don't hang great weights on slender wires ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: All winter the acorns and red Maple leaf

All winter the acorns and red Maple leaf moldered in silence - in the same way grief is gnawing at me - slowly, imperceptibly ... consuming ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You need to travel to see the ocean

You need to travel to see the ocean - I don't need the ocean - I have the sky ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I've known damnable beauty - the turgid pull

I've known damnable beauty - the turgid pull of swirling blackness - but in the end, it's futile - purity alone redeems ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You don't read to exercise the mind but

You don't read to exercise the mind but to take voyages — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Some say Twitter seems trite and lacks weightiness

Some say Twitter seems trite and lacks weightiness - but in actuality, it lends itself to poetry - it can be very compressed and intense ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You say you don't mistrust me, yet you

You say you don't mistrust me, yet you quote Chrysostom - Hell is paved with priests' skulls ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The feelings that pass between us are deeper

The feelings that pass between us are deeper than fleshly touches ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I send my words to you over the

I send my words to you over the ether net like a message in a bottle ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Bow to genius, but to the authority of

Bow to genius, but to the authority of that genius - not the display of talent ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: My writing is a wild mustang - more

My writing is a wild mustang - more thunderous than a lightning storm -and all my skill which I call art, is devoted to simply staying on ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Ambition or contentment? This simple question led me

Ambition or contentment? This simple question led me back to a more balanced view of life and put me in touch with the Me I used to know ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Here's what I believe - sometimes God has

Here's what I believe - sometimes God has a Plan B ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: What makes a writer a prophet is his

What makes a writer a prophet is his ability to speak truth ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You can be angry and silent, but it's

You can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly than my hands ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I guess you're right - I am a

I guess you're right - I am a priest - I offer sacrifices - so take this line, I want you to have something of mine ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: All kinds of images swim like tropical fish

All kinds of images swim like tropical fish in the bathysphere inside my skull ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: We went to watch the waves that bitter

We went to watch the waves that bitter day and the wind took your red cap and mittens - blew them into the sea ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I am your stone of necessity calling up

I am your stone of necessity calling up spirits from rain puddles - your Magus of words — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I remember the oily smoke of a cigarette

I remember the oily smoke of a cigarette suspended in a shaft of sunlight - with you, everything was beautiful ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You ask me why I compare you to

You ask me why I compare you to stars - it's simple - that's where your goddess has fled ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I'm innocent still -inside me are stained glass

I'm innocent still -inside me are stained glass windows that have never been broken- and when I see your light it stains my soul with color ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Nobody ever takes from the desert anything but

Nobody ever takes from the desert anything but aridity and monsters ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You mean you don't fit characters into a

You mean you don't fit characters into a plot? excatly ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: When the room goes silent, someone has spoken

When the room goes silent, someone has spoken with authority ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: you are the mysterious fire at my finger

you are the mysterious fire at my finger tips — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: We see this tendency to throw off restraints

We see this tendency to throw off restraints in life, in art - it's an inglorious gesture of thumbing the nose - it makes me laugh ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Careful the morning lest it wake from slumber

Careful the morning lest it wake from slumber the city half-encumbered by the morning mist ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I'm the last person to ask about unrequited

I'm the last person to ask about unrequited love - I've run away to the Moon and fled to its valleys ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Some people won't even own a dog for

Some people won't even own a dog for fear it will die - you can't bubble-wrap your heart ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: People demonize certain types of crime - it's

People demonize certain types of crime - it's a way of distancing ourselves from the monsters ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John J. Geddes: thinking of us, our struggles and pain, grieves

thinking of us, our struggles and pain, grieves in me a song more dismal than the sparrows' protest to the morning rain — John J. Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Perhaps in actions I'm less of a man

Perhaps in actions I'm less of a man - but, oh the words - such lovely words ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The words I can't say are the holes

The words I can't say are the holes I punch in the walls of my psyche ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: From the moment I saw you, I wanted

From the moment I saw you, I wanted you in my dreams — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: A bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are

A bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red and when she walks, treads on the ground ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Sorrow binds us - I will always cherish

Sorrow binds us - I will always cherish you - my only disillusionment is unspoken words ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: My heart rides the wind and my thoughts

My heart rides the wind and my thoughts sail away - to a land below the horizon where I know you hide from me ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Some nights I'd sneak out and listen to

Some nights I'd sneak out and listen to the radio in my Dad's old Chevy - children need solitude - they don't teach that in school ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: If you want your own distinctive voice, you

If you want your own distinctive voice, you first have to become someone ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I hide you inside me because I have

I hide you inside me because I have found, beauty is the illumination of the mind ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: My early writing was a silent fury -

My early writing was a silent fury - at what or whom, I had no idea - but I shut it in until it burned my bones and now, I've let it out ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Neruda was right about all mysterious women -

Neruda was right about all mysterious women - The moon lives in the lining of their skin ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The secret to writing is to get your

The secret to writing is to get your own pain - shout it out till it hurts your throat - weep it into your pillow - then write it down ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: There's an impotency Viagra can't touch - the

There's an impotency Viagra can't touch - the inability of a man to speak ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The real absurdity is that to love is

The real absurdity is that to love is to suffer, but the reverse isn't always true ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: When I met you, you were so beautiful,

When I met you, you were so beautiful, the air around you vibrated with color ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: It begins with isolation - demons always inhabit

It begins with isolation - demons always inhabit desolate places ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I live in Ireland every day in a

I live in Ireland every day in a drizzly dream of a Dublin walk ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: We each harbor a shadow self with shadowy

We each harbor a shadow self with shadowy motives and murky desires ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: We fear monsters because we fear the dark

We fear monsters because we fear the dark parts of ourselves ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Everything I treasure is broken - it's of

Everything I treasure is broken - it's of no use to anybody but me ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: If you always move in certainty, your writing

If you always move in certainty, your writing will be flat - creativity is a rugged terrain ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: ...you can't be intimate unless you're sensitive...

...you can't be intimate unless you're sensitive... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I've always idealized women I've loved - they

I've always idealized women I've loved - they all fell short, save one - the one God chose for me - she lights up a room by walking into it ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Fingers of wind combed the lake into ridges

Fingers of wind combed the lake into ridges - icy palm prints glistened wherever it rested — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Don't be afraid of going by a way

Don't be afraid of going by a way you've never gone - that's the way we're all going ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John J. Geddes: my heart, sometimes singing in the afternoon, the

my heart, sometimes singing in the afternoon, the most haunting song of solitude — John J. Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: God sometimes sends flowers -but I like it

God sometimes sends flowers -but I like it best when he darkens the sky and lights up an infinitude of worlds ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Winter crescent resting in the high pine bough

Winter crescent resting in the high pine bough - you fly through the woods like a lone snow bird ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: If you've got writer's block, you aren't empty

If you've got writer's block, you aren't empty - maybe it's just like Twitter - overwhelmed, and loading seems to be taking a while ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Don't think love is just an emotion -

Don't think love is just an emotion - I am dangerous and you know it because I will do anything you ask me to do ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I'm a man of stone - and my

I'm a man of stone - and my hands are not soft enough to brush away, each stray wisp of hair — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Dark embers smolder inside me - one touch

Dark embers smolder inside me - one touch and they flare - who would have thought memory combustible, or near you bright sparks appear? ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: It was inevitable I loved you - we

It was inevitable I loved you - we were soul mates - for the same reason, we were fated to suffer ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I lost my illusions in a black rain

I lost my illusions in a black rain of bitterness - now what do you see in my eyes? How can you still love me? How can I be tender? ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The abyss you stare into and that stares

The abyss you stare into and that stares back at you is your reflection in the mirror - we all have it - that shadow self - that dark heart ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Your steady rain of words soaked me to

Your steady rain of words soaked me to the skin — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Beauty is not symmetry of parts- that's so

Beauty is not symmetry of parts- that's so impotent -as Mishima says, beauty is something that attacks, overpowers, robs, & finally destroys ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: When your heart is broken, don't go silent

When your heart is broken, don't go silent - speak to God in his own language ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: You've lost perspective? Well, get it back -

You've lost perspective? Well, get it back - God alone has the third person point of view in this life ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I look out at the world through your

I look out at the world through your transparent face ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: A madeleine moment - a sound, a scent

A madeleine moment - a sound, a scent can incant her presence ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Loving a fairy lady with a magic song

Loving a fairy lady with a magic song will leave you desolate on a cold hillside ... but from there you can see the stars ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Spiritual or emotional pain doesn't become a memory

Spiritual or emotional pain doesn't become a memory so much as a bruise ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: The wind hums low with sweet exultation, sings

The wind hums low with sweet exultation, sings its lullaby, while you sleep ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: All these epic battles and monsters lately -

All these epic battles and monsters lately - but love is a tiny world and I prefer a more personal style ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I always thought youth were idealists - now,

I always thought youth were idealists - now, I'm not so sure - I'm more idealistic now then at 17 ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Some of the best love poems have been

Some of the best love poems have been written by monks and nuns ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Wherever there is society, there is authority and

Wherever there is society, there is authority and the temptation to disobedience because our individual wills refuse to submit ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: Beneath torrents of spring rain, buds come to

Beneath torrents of spring rain, buds come to life - and we do too, beneath torments of tears ... — John Geddes

John Geddes Quotes By John Geddes: I got to love solitude - to see

I got to love solitude - to see the Moon rise and set - I had time to watch it trace the window square across the wall in silent grace ... — John Geddes