. . . . those who become princes through their skill acquire the pricipality with difficulty, buy they hold onto it with ease.
To wake for the first time in a new place can be like another birth.
For an author nothing is as dead as a book once it is written.
A garden isn't meant to be useful. It's for joy. Rumer Godden found in Power of Simple Living by Ellyn Sanna
Every piece of writing starts from what I call a grit a sight or sound, a sentence or happening that does not pass away but quite inexplicably lodges in the mind.
As one gets older being sad and miserable can become a bit of a habit. To counteract this, she suggests making a point of savoring such things as the tastiness of a piece of fruit, or other small things we might have been prone to overlook during our younger, busier days.
The stitch of a book is its words.
People don't need to find reasons to justify their not giving. What they need to find is the inspiration to give. And those who don't, but could afford to, are missing out on one of wealth's greatest luxuries.
I hope this match never ends. When the match ends, the memories begin.
You can't stop the aging process. There's only so much oil you can put on your body. I've always just tried to go with my age.
Maybe, instead of paying so much in tax, the very rich could be incentivised to help their local community and young people who do not have a home.