The longer we dwell on misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us. ~ Voltaire
The Longer We Dwell
133
What Lies Within Us
244
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
To Kill A Phantom
128
It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality. ~ Virginia Woolf
You’ve Always Had The Power
183
You’ve always had the power, my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself. ~ L. Frank Baum (The Wizard Of Oz)
The Time That Is Given Us
214
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is…
Kindness and Mischief
355
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. ~ Mary Oliver
Where My Books Go
324
All the words that I utter, And all the words that I write,
Must spread out their wings untiring,
And never rest in their flight,
Till they come where your sad, sad heart is,
And sing to you in the night,
Beyond where the waters are moving,
Storm-darkened or starry bright.
~ W. B. Yeats
Saints Everywhere
290
You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society. ~ Kurt Vonnegut
To Determine Intimacy
216
It’s not time or opportunity that determines intimacy; it’s disposition alone. 7 years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, & 7 days are more than enough for others.
1,700 Words
214
William Shakespeare is credited with the invention or introduction of over 1,700 words that are still used in English today.