Since this week’s Wednesday Quotes is writer’s choice I thought I quote myself for a change. My much younger self. At one stage I was taking a course in calligraphy and I very quickly got bored copying the cloyingly sweet poems and sayings. As you … Continue reading Of Snails and Knights and Mistakes
Does that mean a battery of hens a-laying is the equivalent of an asteroid shower? Wednesday Quotes
This quote is from The Hogfather, a discworld novel by Terry Pratchett which is all about beliefs. It comes at the end of the novel and in order to avoid spoilers I won’t explain too much. DEATH (always talking in capitals to convey his gravitas) … Continue reading A Mere Ball of Flaming Gas
“With monuments as with men, position means everything.” Honoré de Balzac Wednesday Quotes: Monuments
DEATH speaking on the repetitious nature of nature in Mort: “It’s beautiful,” said Mort softly. “What is it?”THE SUN IS UNDER THE DISC, said Death.“Is it like this every night?”EVERY NIGHT, said Death. NATURE’S LIKE THAT. Lord Vetinari, the Patrician of Ankh-Morpork,speaking on the evil … Continue reading Pratchett on Nature
Caesar: “The ides of March are come.” Soothsayer: “Ay, Caesar; but not gone.” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Wednesday Quotes: Ides of March
“Is it possible to become friends with a butterfly?”“It is if you first become a part of nature. You suppress your presence as a human being, stay very still, and convince yourself that you are a tree or grass or a flower. It takes time, … Continue reading Of Beer, Butterflies and Peace
The older we get we seem to collect less and less tangible memorabilia. I’ve never been one to buy the usual tourist trinkets that more often than not end up as dust collectors on shelves. I would rather buy wearables. We brought back a hat … Continue reading Travelling Light
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon “We must be willing to let go of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” Joseph Campbell Wednesday … Continue reading The Dream of Flying
“He: “Whale you be my valentine?” She: “Dolphinitely.” Adam Young You want it more classical? Consider Hemingway: “If my Valentine you won’t be,I’ll hang myself on your Christmas tree.” Ernest Hemingway Wednesday Quotes: Happy Valentine’s Day
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