4 Quotes by Pentti Saarikoski

first seek ye the kingdom of pure practical intelligenceshreds of posters and headlinesshards of gramophone records featherslights shining arcsthe well-lit borderswhen the rush-hour comesand the hour of the pile-upand the sounds of breaking steel-plate and peopleare heard in the darkwhen the journey is broken, no one is on the right road

people coming out of churchconversing about the sermonsniffing at the autumn airsomething in the papers about forces of popular opinionand values which are unto our nationwhat isholding you back, Catullus?why don't you go and die?the stalks of the potato-plants are rotting fast this yearonly October nowthis evening awayA boy comes out of the wood,crossbow on his shoulder

Olimme yksinkertaisesti liian yksinkertaisia.Aika kului, miehet ja naiset, kampelat ja linnunlaulu.Me tulimme vanhoiksi, hilseilimme, siinä kaikki.

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