Visual surprise is natural in the Caribbean it comes with the landscape, and faced with its beauty, the sigh of History dissolves. – Derek Walcott
The English language is nobodys special property. It is the property of the imagination: it is the property of the language itself. – Derek Walcott
I try to forget what happiness was, and when that dont work, I study the stars. – Derek Walcott
Any serious attempt to try to do something worthwhile is ritualistic. – Derek Walcott
My mother is a big believer in being responsible for your own happiness. She always talked about finding joy in small moments and insisted that we stop and take in the beauty of an ordinary day. When I stop the car to make my kids really see a sunset, I hear my mothers voice and smile. – Jennifer Garner