Thursday, April 15, 2010

Quotes: The Seasons (3)


Seasons           55            "The impatience is in us, watching them [the buds], hoping, wishing, while the clock they obey continues its slow, deliberate ticking down at the root of things." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           60            "Only man, keying his life to his clocks and calendars, is impatient." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

13. Seasons           77            "…from the rigors of winter to the benevolence of spring." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           77            "…all he [man] can do about the rhythmic seasons is chart them and, if he would live in comfort, cooperate with their conditions." Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

Seasons           77            "Neither the power of his [man’s] armies nor the efficiency of his machines can hurry or delay a solstice or an equinox."Borland, Twelve Moons of the Year

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