The Drift
Welcome to the lazy river of the Internet. We invite you to settle in and drift slowly down through this month’s collection of quotes, quips, poems, and musings.
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. —Victor Hugo
One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters. . . . But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you choose. But get drunk. —Charles Baudelaire
Poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese. —G. K. Chesterton
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If a girl looks swell when she shows up, who gives a damn if she's late? —Holden Caulfield
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things. —Rainer Maria Rilke
When genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot. - D.H. Lawrence
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. —Leonardo da Vinci
You build your mind, so make it into something you want to live with. —Marilynne Robinson
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. —Sarah Williams
Poems don't have to rhyme you know. They just have to be creative. —Sam Shakusky
Good morning! You are the bees’ knees! The lamb’s gams! The calves’ calves! Bethenny Frankel’s ankles! Invent new idioms! Let’s go! —Lin-Manuel Miranda
