Takuboku Ishikawa quotes

“There are some lives duller Than dusty glass”
-- Takuboku Ishikawa

#Glasses Quotes

“Like a stone That rolls down a hill, I have come to this day.”
-- Takuboku Ishikawa

#Stones Quotes #Hills Quotes #This Day Quotes

“Like a kite Cut from the string, Lightly the soul of my youth Has taken flight.”
-- Takuboku Ishikawa

#Taken Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Soul Quotes

“When I breathe, This sound in my chest Lonelier than the winter wind”
-- Takuboku Ishikawa

Source : Takuboku Ishikawa (2011). “Romaji Diary and Sad Toys”, p.134, Tuttle Publishing

#Winter Quotes #Wind Quotes #Sound Quotes

“A city with one newspaper... is like a man with one eye, and often the eye is glass.”

“Don't call the world dirty because you forgot to clean your glasses.”

“Nothing in Nature's sober found, But an eternal Health goes round. Fill up the Bowl then, fill it high-- Fill all the Glasses there; for why Should every Creature Drink but I? Why, Man of Morals, tell me why?”

“The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon as the light strikes it the water begins to sparkle, and the scintillation of life greets us.”

Source : Abraham Kuyper (2007). “The Work of the Holy Spirit”, p.58, Cosimo, Inc.

“Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.”

“Cinderella's glass shoe was the perfect size.... so why did it slip off as she ran?- It must have been to attract the attention of Prince Charming.. I don't see any other explanation”

“The wine glasses are empty except for that one undrinkable red spot at the bottom.”

“But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.”

“Clouds of a different sort signal an environmental holocaust without precedent. Once again, world leaders waffle, hoping the danger will dissipate. Yet today the evidence is as clear as the sounds of glass shattering in Berlin.”

“Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching.”