...hearts are blood pumps...
Have you ever rubbed your cheek against a man’s rough tweed sleeve, and from its very stout, warm texture against your soft, young cheek, felt the strength and manliness of all it contained? Afterwards you discovered it was only the masculine of him calling to the feminine of you - no particular strength or fineness - and you ached a little at the disillusion and said to yourself, “Sleeves are sleeves, cheeks are cheeks, and hearts are blood pumps.”
- Emily Carr, November 28, 1933, Hundreds and Thousands
I absolutely ADORE that quote. Emily Carr builds up such a sweet, tender image and then she dashes it with her sensible statement of "hearts are blood pumps" - it's so sad...but so beautiful.
- Emily Carr, November 28, 1933, Hundreds and Thousands
I absolutely ADORE that quote. Emily Carr builds up such a sweet, tender image and then she dashes it with her sensible statement of "hearts are blood pumps" - it's so sad...but so beautiful.