In this cry of pain the inner consciousness of the people seems to lay itself bare for an instant, and to reveal the mood of beings who feel their isolation in the face of a universe that wars on them with winds and seas. John Millington Synge barebeingconsciousness share on social
Foreign languages are another favourite topic, and as these men are bilingual they have a fair notion of what it means to speak and think in many different idioms. John Millington Synge bilingualfairfavourite Change image and share on social
In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple. John Millington Synge appleflavoredfully Change image and share on social
The grief of the keen is no personal complaint for the death of one woman over eighty years, but seems to contain the whole passionate rage that lurks somewhere in every native of the island. John Millington Synge complaintdeatheighty Change image and share on social
It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms. John Millington Synge claypoetryroot Change image and share on social
I'm a good scholar when it comes to reading but a blotting kind of writer when you give me a pen. John Millington Synge blotgivegood Change image and share on social
What is the price of a thousand horses against a son where there is one son only? John Millington Synge horsepriceson Change image and share on social
The absence of the heavy boot of Europe has preserved to these people the agile walk of the wild animal, while the general simplicity of their lives has given them many other points of physical perfection. John Millington Synge absenceagileanimal share on social
It gave me a moment of exquisite satisfaction to find myself moving away from civilisation in this rude canvas canoe of a model that has served primitive races since men first went to sea. John Millington Synge canoecanvascivilisation Change image and share on social
Of the things which nourish the imagination, humour is one of the most needful, and it is dangerous to limit or destroy it. John Millington Synge dangerousdestroyhumour Change image and share on social
