Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela How about this photo to tie in with Marsha’s post about Martin Luther King? Our sons took part in their school’s millenium parade. They could dress up as any … Continue reading Not Just One Troublemaker
is paved with good intentions and – New Year’s resolutions. Proverb or aphorism? Wedneday Quotes: Resolutions for 24
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent Wednesday Quotes
“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Henry Ford This statue by Jean Luc Bambara symbolises the partnership between the Garango region in Burkina Faso and Ladenburg near Heidelberg. For the last 40 years they have worked together in numerous … Continue reading Let’s Aim for Success, then.
Cats have it all. Admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want to. Rod McKuen And if they sit on a roof or up on a wall – I’ll also look up to them. BTW: The original Fritz was a tabby. Remember him? … Continue reading Fritz the Cat
“Opinions are like nipples, everybody has one. Some have firm points, others are barely discernible through layers, and some are displayed at every opportunity regardless of whether the audience has stated “I am interested in your nipples” or not.”
David Thorne, The Internet is a Playground
And some opinions are just cannot stay hidden!
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“Words can be twisted into any shape.”
Karen Marie Moning
I’m pretty sure that Karen Moning wasn’t thinking of graffity and street art when she wrote this line but the words on these walls are definitely twisted.
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“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”
Edward Abbey
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If you love something
set it free,
but don’t be surprised
if it comes back with herpes.
Or something similar. – Oh dear, don’t be ashamed!
“If you love something set it free, but don’t be surprised if it comes back with herpes.”
Chuck Palahniuk
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“Loving someone is like moving into a house,” Sonja used to say. “At first you fall in love with all the new things, amazed every morning that all this belongs to you, as if fearing that someone would suddenly come rushing in through the door to explain that a terrible mistake had been made, you weren’t actually supposed to live in a wonderful place like this. Then over the years the walls become weathered, the wood splinters here and there, and you start to love that house not so much because of all its perfection, but rather for its imperfections. You get to know all the nooks and crannies. How to avoid getting the key caught in the lock when it’s cold outside. Which of the floorboards flex slightly when one steps on them or exactly how to open the wardrobe doors without them creaking. These are the little secrets that make it your home.”
Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove
Wednesday Quotes: Weathered and rustic
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