“I went to my room and packed a change of clothes, got my banjo, and started walking down the road. Soon I found myself on the open highway headed east.”
— Burl Ives
Author: Burl Ives
Category: change
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I stopped and gazed on the little
“I stopped and gazed on the little dull man who was being paid to be a teacher of teachers. I turned and walked to the door, slammed it closed with a bang, and broken glass crashed to the floor. There was uproar behind me in the class, which did not interest me at all.”
— Burl Ives
Author: Burl Ives
Category: teacher
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The cool wind blew in my face
“The cool wind blew in my face and all at once I felt as if I had shed dullness from myself. Before me lay a long gray line with a black mark down the center. The birds were singing. It was spring.”
— Burl Ives
Author: Burl Ives
Category: cool
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