Intellectual Stimulation Is A Must For Me.

“There are persons who honestly do not see the use of books in the home, either for information — have they not radio and even television? — or for decoration — is there not the wallpaper?”

—

Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) American writer

“One smile, can start a friendship. One word, can end a fight. One look, can save a relationship. One person can change your life”

— Unknown

Emery Allen, “Soft Human”

“I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.”

— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“Someone asked me what home was and all I could think of were the stars on the tip of your tongue, the flowers sprouting from your mouth, the roots entwined in the gaps between your fingers, the ocean echoing inside of your ribcage.”

— E.E. Cummings

“One of the gifts of being a writer is that it gives you an excuse to do things, to go places and explore. Another is that writing motivates you to look closely at life, at life as it lurches by and tramps around.”

— Anne Lamott

Susan Sontag, from As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks 1964-1980

“You cannot make someone understand a message they are not ready to receive.”

— Unknown

“If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets.”

— Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

“Anytime you’re gonna grow, you’re gonna lose something. You’re losing what you’re hanging onto to keep safe. You’re losing habits that you’re comfortable with, you’re losing familiarity.”

— James Hillman