Tf Powys Quotes

When God's finger first stirred the pudding," answered Death, with a smile, "He let a tear fall in by mistake, and that tear became man's consciousness.

Mr.Tasker worshipped pigs, and a great many of his gods, fat and lean, were always in the fields round his house. He killed his gods himself, and with great unction he would have crucified them if he could have bled them better that way and so have obtained a larger price.

Her laughter was everywhere, and at night her eyes shone in the sky. The air he breathed was Susie; whatever he touched was her too.

A bed has a friendly and benign look: it wishes to be kind.

Love is heavy to carry. Though at first it settles upon its victim like a butterfly, it quickly changes to lead.

Perhaps the most entertaining madness in the world is religion. Those who destroy religion will destroy merriment too. It is a crazedness to believe, but also a happy fancy.