“The impatient idealist says: ‘Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.’ But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace.” — Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease
“I only say hello, and turn away, before his lady knows, how much I want to see him. She removes him like a ring, she only brings him out to show her friends.”
— Joni Mitchell, Conversation
“You go down to the pick up station craving warmth and beauty. You settle for less than fascination, a few drinks later you’re not so choosy.” –Joni Mitchell, Down to You