William Williams
William Williams
race
We are a half-mad race, and what we say is not to be trusted.
facts human intense value vision
The only human value of anything, writing included, is intense vision of the facts.
bad bitter choose dreams left turn whether
Well-- all things turn bitter in the end whether you choose the right or the left way and-- dreams are not a bad thing.
bad bitter choose dreams left turn
Well--all things turn bitter in the endwhether you choose the right orthe left wayand--dreams are not a bad thing.
beginning delights imagination neither nor order seasons usual
There is neither beginning nor end to the imagination but it delights in its own seasons reversing the usual order at will.
deep odor passing rank
With what deep thirstwe quicken our desiresto that rank odor of a passing springtime!
admiring houses older plain streets walk younger
When I was younger it was plain to me I must make something of myself. Older now I walk back streets admiring the houses of the very poor. . . .
plain walk
When I was youngerit was plain to meI must make something of myself.Older nowI walk back streetsadmiring the housesof the very poor. . . .