28 Quotes by Richard Jackson

The thing is to sift outthe important sounds, little syllables and vowels that bringhints of their lost words, and not to mistake the fossil forthe life, or the kiss for the love, not to mistake the fragmentfor the sentence.

Maybe I should just lie quietly inside you while our old selves slip in and out of the back rooms of the soul.

We will spend the rest of the day inventing a kind of love that no longer exists in the world, a kind of love no army can pillage at the outposts, no rumor could bring to its knees like a traitor.

We're in much better shape to confront the aging challenge than the countries of continental Europe or Japan. But good shape is a relative statement.

I was so focused, I let nothing, neither rain nor the lightning stop me,

I am devoted to detective novels. They make such a nice change from my work.

We've done the double over them now, and that's no mean achievement.

I was very hungry today, ... I couldn't wait any longer to take this gold medal. This win means a lot for me. I want dedicate it to my uncle and my 3-month-old daughter.

We'll definitely put in a few words during the weekend.