Live The Vibrant Life
The world suffers a lot not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
The most successful pirate was a woman named Zheng Yi Sao. Her fleet was composed of 400 junks and between 40,000 to 60,000 pirates in 1805.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Glitch by Laura Martin is delightful. The author did a great job creating two main characters who had depth and exhibited both likable and annoying traits. I loved learning new tidbits about history.
There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.
By reading the writings of the most interesting minds in history, we meditate with our own minds and theirs as well. This to me is a miracle. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
We are all consumers and should all be producers. ~ Charles Lindbergh
The Night Circus is engaging, mysterious, and really fun. It’s a romantic fantasy with historical elements and lots of magic.
Friendship and courage between a young white boy and an elderly black man remind us that friendship is not only available to us if we are open to it, but that we need each other to survive.
With all the real-life political drama that we are dealing with these days, this book is extremely relevant. But it also provides the fun & intellectual escape you expect from a psychological thriller