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It took the sea a thousand years, A thousand years to trace The granite features of this cliff, In crag and scarp and base. It took the sea an hour one night, An hour of storm to place The sculpture of these granite seams Upon a...

Quote by E. J. Pratt about poetry, night, woman, face

When I told the people of Northen Ireland that I was atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said: Yes, but it is the God of the Catholicsor the God of Protestants in whom you don't belive.

Quote by Quentin Crisp about god, atheism, woman, people, contentment

As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children.

Quote by John Adams about conversation, admiration, children, love