James Wright Quotations

There is this cave In the air behind my body That nobody is going to touch: A cloister, a silence Closing around a blossom of fire. When I stand upright in the wind, My bones turn to dark emeralds.

Look: I am nothing. I do not even have ashes to rub into my eyes.

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota

It goes without saying that a fine short poem can have the resonance and depth of an entire novel.

I asked the Mesquite coach who he thought the best team in Mesquite is. He said they were about even.

They can buy whatever brand they want. We will supply the finance.

Most of the pollution in the water already is dead animal and plant matter and building debris, ... good stagnant nursery for mosquitoes.

Practice good personal hygiene. Wash your hands before you eat. Be aware of good clean water and food sources.

I write abundantly. And then my next step is to struggle to reduce the ornament, to reduce the abundance-to prune the book, in other words, the way one prunes a tree-so it can grow. This is my idea of a book.

I close my eyes, and think of water.

In life, you gotta do something. And the medical journals keep on saying if you've got a goal or some passion in life, you'll outlive all the other guys who - the bank manager that retired. They gave him a rocking chair and he rocked himself to death. So you gotta have a passion, whatever it happens to be. Whether it's this or something else, it doesn't matter, as long as it's a reason to get out of bed every morning, as my accountant of 50 years keeps on saying.

In a pine tree,/ A few yards from my window sill,/ A brilliant blue jay is springing up and down, up and/ down./ On a branch./ I laugh, as I see him abandon himself/ To entire delight, for he knows as well as I do/ That the branch will not break.

Poetry can keep life itself alive. You can endure almost anything as long as you can sing about it.

Suddenly I realize That if I stepped out of my body I would break Into blossom.

We had beaten Whitehouse earlier 5-0, but I knew it could be different this time. They were coming off a couple of wins in this tournament and were playing pretty well, I thought.

One of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases is associated with mosquitoes West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis and St. Louis Encephalitis,

I feel like this is a career goal. I've been here four years with the seniors. It's really tough to say goodbye to them.

I don't want my neighbors shooting at a dog in the neighborhood. Something has to be done about this dog.

I expect us to play to our potential against John Tyler. If you don't have the correct mental state, you could be in trouble.

He has come out of his shell so much in the last two years. We've tried to make him feel normal, if there is such a thing.

Isaiah is playing extremely well. Scoring 10 games in a row is quite an accomplishment.

Isaiah had three players on him. He was the focal point of their defense. It was good we had other players step up.

Maybe something we should add to the list of items to pack for an emergency with the flashlight, water and food should be insect repellent,

Mesquite will be a tough test. They're a scrappy team. They nearly upset us last year at their place.

At the beginning of last season, I'm not sure he wanted to be here. Jose was shy and it seemed like he was embarrassed about his communication.

Dedication to and his passionate zeal in managing his office and levels of responsibilities are, in my opinion, great strengths.

It's fine because after the first district game, we still have things to correct.

It was probably the best first half we have played in two years. Our mistakes were very few and we did the simple things right.

I told the players in the dressing room (after the game) to look past this, and remember what we had accomplished this season. I thought we played hard ... we didn't play great ... but they showed a lot of effort and heart.

It is this type of leadership that promotes academic excellence in the public schools of Alabama.

It's been a long time since I've been able to say we're 100 percent healthy.

The baby boomers are out there, they've had a lot of good years of earnings, they've inherited wealth. They are buying trophy homes and will be for years. We are one of those places people dream of. They come here to buy a piece of that dream.

(Ike) needs a facility that supports the education our students deserve.

If the water is turbulent, the mosquito larvae won't make it to the top to suck in air,

I heard there was nothing but horse trailers here before for years. We've got two obstacles to overcome. The traffic pattern is not ingrained, the way they walk around here. I hope they want to come and explore the new area and see.