#quotes about george

[harrisonarchive]

Huge thanks to Sara at Meet the Beatles for Real for sharing the following recollection from a fan named Char, as published in the fanzine The Write Thing; it took place during the Dark Horse Tour.

“[In Chicago on November 30, 1974] we sat there trying to calm down. [...] Although I didn’t know then who she was, Olivia was there. He kissed her just after they came into the room, and before he sat down. [...] He told about his guitar strap breaking on stage and how when he realized it was letting go, he stuck his foot out to catch the guitar on his shin. All I could think of is that he is the only one I know that would deliberately get hit on the shin. He must have realized what was happening to me, cause he stared into my eyes once more after that, and sure enough, the results were the same. Olivia came over once and asked us if we wanted anything to eat and then right before he left he stood about 3 feet away from us and leaned over the coffee table in front of us to get some matches from Pete and I remember he said, ‘I thought he was crackers,’ but I don’t know who he was talking about. Then I heard him say that he was going to bed, and I looked up to see him with his arm lightly around Olivia’s waist and they said goodnight to everyone. I felt a desperate urge to do something drastic to keep him there, but I suppressed it and just smiled. […] To describe George, I can say that i was really shocked at how thin he is. His face looked just about like I expected, but thinner. His hair was so fluffy and nice, but his eyes were what I really noticed. They were so deep brown! Most people when you look at their eyes you see the white around the color, but when you stare into George’s eyes you just see deep brown and a lot of emotion. It’s really a shame his eyes don’t photograph the way they really look. If they did, I don’t think anyone would have ever noticed Paul’s eyes even as gorgeous as they are.” - The Write Thing, April/May 1976

[reality-detective]

[la-pheacienne]

George Martin, 2013: "In a very basic level winter is coming for all of us. I think that’s one of the things that art is concerned with: the awareness of our own mortality. “Valar morghulis” – “All men must die”. That shadow lies over our world and will until medical science gives us all immortality… but I don’t think it makes it necessarily a pessimistic world. Not any more pessimistic than the real world we live in. We’re here for a short time and we should be conscious of our own mortality, but the important thing is that love, compassion and empathy with other human beings is still possible. Laughter is still possible! Even laughter in the face of death… The struggle to make the world a better place… We have things like war, murder and rape… horrible things that still exist, but we don’t have to accept them, we can fight the good fight. The fight to eliminate those things.There is darkness in the world, but I don’t think we necessarily need to give way to despair. One of the great things that Tolkien says in Lord of The Rings is “despair is the ultimate crime”. That’s the ultimate failing of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, that he despairs of ever being able to defeat Sauron. We should not despair. We should not go gentle into that good night".

JRR Tolkien, 1962 : "One reviewer once said, this is a jolly jolly book, all the right boys come home [...]- this isn't true of course, he can't have read the story. [...] Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . . . . . (He quotes Simone de Beauvoir) 'There is no such thing as a natural death. Nothing that ever happens to man is natural, since his presence calls the whole world into question. All men must die, but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it he would sense to it an unjustifiable violation.' Well, you may agree with the words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord Of The Rings".

"Lotr is all rainbows and unicorns and Asoiaf is nihilistic and grimdark". Wrong, and wrong. In all its hope and radiance, lotr often gets very dark, and despite all the death and suffering, the hopeful moments in asoiaf shine bright. The meeting point of these two is this: having hope while in despair, and even better, refusing to give up because you have to go on despite not having any hope left.

[leoisstillalive]

incorrect f1

[peoplesprincessgeorge]

galex + txt posts = true 2.0

[thestarsarecool]

“I like 'You Never Give Me Your Money' and 'Golden Slumbers' and things. You know, Paul always writes nice melodies. In fact, I don't know where he finds them half the time. He's amazing for doing that.”

— George Harrison, October 8th, 1969

[incorrectplastics]

[moonagedaydreamsofrhiannon]

When The Goo Goo Dolls said “I’d give up forever to touch you,” “you’re the closest to heaven that I’ll ever be” and when Hozier said “the only heaven I’ll be sent to is when I’m alone with you” and when Taylor Swift said “I would fall from grace just to touch your face” and when Hozier said “if I could hold you for a minute, I’d go through it again,” “I would not change it each time, heaven is not fit to house a love like you and I” and when Hozier said “I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door” and when George Ezra said “is the grass of Eden overrated? No one else is such a beautiful dream to me” and when Big Thief said “no love is like this, no sacrifices” and when Jeff Buckley said “my kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder,” “all my riches for her smile,” “all my blood for the sweetness of her laughter” and when Johnny Cash said “you can have it all, my empire of dirt” 

[fangirls-just-want-to-have-fun]

new hyperfixation just dropped

[talleryn]

Lucy: you don’t want Lockwood to die

Lucy: and I don’t want Lockwood to die

Lucy: so now we gotta make sure Lockwood doesn’t want Lockwood to die

George: fantastic plan but have you met Lockwood?

[locklylemybeloved]

george: *watching lockwood and lucy bicker* i would put them on a boat together. they’re cute.

kipps: ?????

holly: …you mean… you ship them?

[harrisonarchive]

In Rishikesh, 1968. Photos by AP Photo.

“John and George found themselves at one when it came to discovering the mysteries of life. They were very sponge-like in their absorbance of new and fascinating dogmas. George's interest in the Sitar led him to become a very easy convert when it came to Indian philosophy. The Maharishi only fanned the already glowing embers of his curiosity. Previous to George's experiences with LSD and the subsequent flower power explosion, he had been the most tactless, blunt and often pig-headed of the four Beatles. George of course was the youngest and least mature, but to me he was the one Beatle who altered most in character and temperament over the years. He grew up very quickly, changing from a tactless youth into a sensitive, thinking individual. The rough edges were smoothed down and self-discipline became the cornerstone of his character. This was never more evident to me than in India.” -Cynthia Lennon, A Twist of Lennon (x)

[reality-detective]

[aromanticgarbage]

"you are a good actor so you should act like it doesnt bother you." x

[ratatatastic]

Championship Ring Ceremony | 10.7.24 (x)

[boaduvet]

Wags but we also drive 💍🏎️ pt. 6/? + Bonus text