Quotes

hey, i really like these. i just feel like sharing some...

aristotle: "The sense of tragedy comes, ironically enough, not from the protagonist's weak point but from his good quality"

what he means is that bad things or at least hardships come not because of one's bad sides, but actually because of one's good sides. hm.. now when i think of it, maybe he has it right. too good sometimes, and you get tricked because of it. i dunno. but i agree that tragedy would eventually bring the person to a deeper sense of righteousness, a more matured state of mind, and thus a better person...

okay, i think one difficult quote is enough for one day. here are some from the film "Becoming Jane", a love-story based on the life of british reknown novelist, Jane Austen.

Mr. Austen: "nothing destroys spirit like poverty"

--> i think it's pretty deep. some people can live happily with poverty, happy with what simple thing they have, worrying nothing of tomorrow. but it can really crush spirit...

Tom Lefroy: "i'm yours, i'm yours, heart and soul"

--> simple, but i like it

Tom Lefroy: "what value will there be in life if we are not together"

--> when they're in doubt whether to part or elope.

Tom Lefroy: "No, don't speak or think... Just love me.. Do you love me..?"

--> thinking does make emotion irrational. love, or logic??


here is the poet taken (and slightly modified) from the film "Silk". i dunno, i just like it a lot...

My beloved,
Do not be afraid, do not move, do not speak
No one will see us
Stay as you are
I want to look at you

We have tonight to ourselves
And I want to look at you

Your body for me
Your skin, your lips
Close your eyes
No one can see us
And I am here at your side
Do you feel me?

When I touch you for the first time
(it would be with my lips)
You would feel the warmth
But you would not know where…
Perhaps it would be on your eyes

I would press my mouth to your eyes
And you would feel the warmth

Open your eyes now my beloved
Look at me
Your eyes on my breasts
Your arms lifting me
Letting me slide onto you
My faint cry, your body quivering
There’s no end to it, don’t you see?
You would forever be throwing your head back
I would forever be shaking off my tears

This moment had to be…
This moment is…
And this moment would continue
From now until forever

We shall not see one another again
You could ever erase this moment
What we were meant to do we’ve done
Believe me my love, we have done it forever

Preserve your life out of my reach
And if it serves you happiness
Do not hesitate for a moment
To forget this moment for nonsense
Without a trace of regret

Farewell…