“You see a [wo]man with too many books, I see a [wo]man with not enough shelves.”
(John Overholt)
Books and shelves…
Category Archives: Quotes
… favorite sayings …
Giving all…
“Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.”
(Albert Camus)
Nothing is fixed…
“For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”
(James Baldwin)
A huge thing…
“To love a person is to know what a huge thing a person is, right? There’s such a universe contained in each person, and to love a person is to have such an appreciation of that universe.”
(Rebecca Newberger Goldstein)
Change and challenge…
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
(James Baldwin)
As i was about to post that quote this morning — one equally applicable to our social surroundings as to our internal selves — i realized today is a personal anniversary, marking six years cancer-free. It was almost an afterthought. (Almost.)
The quote pairs well with this one:
“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.”
(Stephanie Schulte)
Everything that shines…
“The broken will always love harder than most. Once you’ve been in the dark, you learn to appreciate everything that shines.”
(Zachry K. Douglas)
Healing and wounding…
“No one heals himself by wounding another.”
(St. Ambrose of Milan)
Low haiku…
To convey one’s mood
In seventeen syllables
Is very diffic
(John Cooper Clarke)
Mark Twain on cats…
“If man could be crossed with a cat, it would enhance the man but diminish the cat.”
(Mark Twain)
Quiet perseverance…
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, ‘I’ll try again tomorrow’.”
(Mary Radmacher)
