Margaret Haerens

“A tiger doesn't proclaim his tigritude, he pounces”
― Wole Soyinka

“because yes – he likes to 'write' – but to 'do' – to do a particular thing – perhaps on paper (perhaps on canvas – perhaps in stone – perhaps, perhaps in a musical score) – a thing that will stand, a thing that will bear (that will sustain) repeated contemplation: a thing that will sustain long contemplation, and that will (in a 'deep' enough way) reward the beholder.”
― Robert Lax, Love Had a Compass: Journals and Poetry

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“It's amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday.”
― John Guare, Landscape of the Body