Poets, like the blind, can see in the dark.
The first indication of menopause is a broken thermostat. It's either that or your weight. In any case, if you don't do something, you could be dead by August. God, middle age is an unending insult.
I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and the lessons you learn from a good book can buoy your own convictions and even change your life.
Here's my definition of a great beach read - a fabulous story that sucks me in like a black hole and when it's over, it jettisons my bones across the galaxy with a hair on fire mission to convince everyone I know that they must read that book or they will die.
Isn’t it amazing how much good people can do for each other when you give them the opportunity to help?
Makes you grow up quick. Hard work makes you strong. I work hard every day; that's where I get my strength. That and knowing who I am.
God, middle age is an unending insult.
For those whom God to ruin has design'd, He fits for fate, and first destroys their mind.
You are one of one. None before and none to come. That what makes you different, makes you beautiful.
The great painter has something to say. He does not paint men, landscapes, or furniture; but an idea.
I think of myself as an engineer, not as a visionary or 'big thinker. ' I don't have any lofty goals.