Life was beautiful, that love and adventure were possible even when times were hard or frightening.
The moments of life are ephemeral and unpredictable. We must capture the best ones and keep them safe in our hearts.
Pop, why didn't you ever marry again?I was a good husband to your mother, Pop said. I would not be a good husband to another woman. It would not be fair, because I gave everything I had to my first ma...
She wore almost no jewelry, which Rosa later learned was characteristic of women from the oldest and wealthiest families. Ostentation was for the nouveau riche.
Thank you for all the Acts of Light which beautified a summer now passed to its reward. —letter from Emily Dickinson to Mrs. John Howard Sweetser
Through this. Through to where? Where did you end up when you got through something? What happened at the end of through? Was it a destination? Or another open door? An escape hatch?
The cut was only the beginning. With Goldi acting as art director, a couple of girls in pink smocks swooped in and painstakingly separated strands of his hair and painted them with a noxious substance...
And if you don't believe memories are worth more than money, then perhaps you've not made the right kind of memories.
And that refuge was the most reliable place of all—between the pages of a book.
Appreciate the journey, and recognize your strength. —See the Triumph
Are you taking piano lessons? Alice asked Ruby. No, said Ruby. I don’t know how to play. Well, this is a fine instrument. It’s not a toy. Then why is it called playing?
Being a mother had taught her so much in such a short time. She’d never known all the colors and shapes that love could take, had never known her heart could be so full yet still have the capacity to...
Being paralyzed is a condition. Being angry is a choice,
Caponata This has an excellent flavor and makes a very nice presentation on a perfect leaf of lettuce, not that Robert and Sal ever gave a hoot about presentation. And it’s even quite low in calories,...
Ever since she was small, she’d found delight and comfort in books. For her, a story was so much more than words on a page. Opening a book was like opening a door to another world, and once she steppe...
For memory, we use our imagination. We take a few strands of real time and carry them with us, then like an oyster we create a pearl around them. —John Banville
He couldn't stop himself from checking her out from behind. He kind of wished she wasn't wearing all that flowy stuff because he suspected there was something much more interesting underneath.Pretty w...
He stopped working and smiled at her. What are you thinking that makes you look at me so? I’m thinking I’d best do something about you soon. Are you open to suggestions? Setting aside an iron chisel,...
We can move past our history, but we can never truly erase it.
If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. The statement was attributed to Theodore Seuss Geisel—better known as Dr. Seuss.
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