Pure suffering has a consciousness, a tongue, a heart all its own and even the memory of it is but a pale unreality when compared with the actual experience.
Some pale, hueless flicker of sensitivity is in me. God, must I lose it in cooking scrambled eggs for a man.
The weather varies between heavy fog and pale sunshine; My thoughts follow the exact same process.
God is a creed outworn, Ill-wrought from a mirage fair, And life is an image pale That faces a sunless morn.
Rest at pale evening... A tall slim tree... Night coming tenderly Black like me
If pale beans bubble for you in a red earthenware pot, you can often decline the dinners of sumptuous hosts.
The historic quarrels between Japan and Korea pale in importance to the bigger question of extent of U.S. commitment to the defense of the region.
Death is the great adventure beside which moon landings and space trips pale in insignificance.
In some ways, all our experiences of God are beyond belief, because all conceptual beliefs pale when compared to the experiential reality.
But silence is not a natural environment for stories. They need words. Without them they grown pale, sicken and die. And then they haunt you.
Every moment of the night Forever changing places And they put out the star-light With the breath from their pale faces
The future of British politics is not the pale, male and stale stereotype of tradition. Things are changing for the better.
Ian grinned at her, trailing a pale hand down his chest. “Luscious, aren?t I, poppet? Go on, stare. I don?t mind.
The Proustian aquarium: grotesque and gorgeous fish drifting with languid fins through a subaqueous medium of pale violet polluted ink.
I often say that eggs and sugar should be beaten until they thicken and pale and sometimes, when there are lots of yolks, that's lemon colored.
Pale death approaches with equal step, and knocks indiscriminately at the door of teh cottage, and the portals of the palace.
Analyze yourself. All emotions are reflected in the body and mind. Envy and fear cause the face to pale, love makes it glow.
How gently rock yon poplars high Against the reach of primrose sky With heaven's pale candles stored.
When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.
My heart pounds sickeningly and I turn pale... I often feel as if I were dead... I seem to be losing my mind.
Cities at daybreak are no one's,
and have no names.
And I, too, have no name,
dawn, the stars growing pale,
the train picking up speed.
But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns with wagons and horses, bringing Grandpa and Grandma and aunts and uncles and cousins.
There is something beyond the grave; death does not end all, and the pale ghost escapes from the vanquished pyre.
In buskined measures move Pale Grief and pleasing Pain, With Horror, tyrant of the throbbing breast.
I suffered a stroke in 2002 that made everything else in my life that happened to that point pale in comparison.
When a man lies he murders some part of the world. These are the pale deaths men miscall their lives.
No one can be happy who has been thrust outside the pale of truth. And there are two ways that one can be removed from this realm: by lying, or by being lied to.
I do wear lipstick because when I suddenly get pale or green, it seems whole blood goes away.
I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)
I'm pretty pale. In high school I was insecure and thought it'd be cool to go to a tanning bed. Now I just let it look the way it looks.
New media companies look remarkably like the old ones they aspire to replace: male, pale, and privileged.
They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross of suffering bore,
Folded their pale hands so meekly,
Spake with us on earth no more!
I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started going as pale as I possibly could.
Nevertheless, in this sea of human wretchedness and malice there bloomed at times compassion, as a pale flower blooms in a putrid marsh.
Besides, I've been feeling a little blue — just a pale, elusive azure. It isn't serious enough for anything darker.
My favourite guitar was - I can't remember if it was '50s or '60s - a pale wood Telecaster, and it made me a better player. It was beautiful, so easy to play.
slowly the pale
dew-beads of light
lapped up from flowers
can thicken,
darken to gold:
honey of the human.
Affection faints not like a pale-faced coward, But then woos best when most his choice is froward.
I wear white or pale-blue shirts and black knit ties: They don't draw attention to me in any kind of peacockish way.
I was aware that there weren't many make up brands that catered for women for extra pale skin so I feel proud that I've been the person to do it.
I always felt that people found women more attractive if they were tanned and there are some parts where I'm so pale, I'm blue and see-through.
My father Eric had a magnetic presence. He was about 6ft 4in, with dark hair and pale blue eyes - and very attractive to women.
David Jolly is the only Republican I could find who`s really saying Donald Trump, you`re out, forget it, this is unacceptable, this is beyond the pale.
I liked girls with pale skin because I am a California boy, tanned and blonde hair.
If you are not yourself people will look right through you and see the pale shadow of someone else
All fancy-sick she is and pale of cheer, with sighs of love, that costs the fresh blood dear.
The boundary of man is moderation. When once we pass that pale our guardian angel quits his charge of us.
The phantom-host has faded quite, Splendor and Terror gone-- Portent or promise--and gives way To pale, meek Dawn.
Boneless skinless chicken breasts don't give a damn about their bad reputation. They don't care that you think of them as pale, dry, and rubbery.
It's funny that all these goths paint their faces with such white make-up and that is the actual colour of my skin, I am that pale!
Burn pedants in pale fire. Accept no fashions. Be your own fashion. Do not rely on earlier triumphs. Be new at each appearance.
My mother always said I must be part Mongolian because of my lotus-pale complexion and squid-ink black hair.
The society of the energetic class, in their friendly and festive meetings, is full of courage, and of attempts, which intimidatethe pale scholar.
The further off from England the nearer is to France-
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
I wish I were the lily's leaf To fade upon that bosom warm, Content to wither, pale and brief, The trophy of thy paler form.
I trust that some may be as near and dear to Buddha, or Christ, or Swedenborg, who are without the pale of their churches.
Justice is often pale and melancholy; but Gratitude, her daughter, is constantly in the flow of spirits and the bloom of loveliness.
Don't laugh at the voice of the stars. They are far away, their rays are light and pale, and we can barely see their sleeping shadows, but their sorcery is stern and dark.
You want to go play with your new friends back there? The really pale ones with the taste for plasma? --Shane
I am thoroughly satisfied that smoking is detrimental to the intelligence of Australians who I notice now are beginning to look sickly, pale and intellectually destitute.
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