Snowed in

Monday, 25 January, 2010

It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.

Eric Hoffer

Winter fire

Tuesday, 12 January, 2010

Don’t ask so much what the world needs. Go out and do what makes you come alive, because what the world needs most are people who have come alive.

Howard Thurman

End-of-year delirium

Tuesday, 29 December, 2009

Le plus grand obstacle à la vie est l’attente, qui espère demain et néglige aujourd’hui.

Séneque

In its midst

Sunday, 27 December, 2009

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!

Hamilton Wright Mabie

Photo: gin|tonic @ Flickr

Winter’s Night

Thursday, 17 December, 2009

On lit comme on aime, on entre en lecture comme on tombe amoureux: par espérance, par impatience… trouver le sommeil dans un seul corps, toucher au silence dans une seule phrase.

Christian Bobin

A kind of past

Thursday, 10 December, 2009

Je ne reconnais plus mes souvenirs.

Yves Thériault

Tonight, tonight

Wednesday, 18 November, 2009

Le vrai bonheur coûte peu; s’il est cher, il n’est pas d’une bonne espèce.

Chateaubriand

Photo: Noema via Flickr

…Or not

Saturday, 7 November, 2009

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La jalousie tue l’amour, mais pas le désir. Là réside la véritable souffrance de la passion trahie. On hait la femme qui a rompu le pacte d’amour, mais on continue à la désirer parce que sa trahison est la preuve de sa propre passion.

Carlos Fuentes

Autumn chill

Monday, 2 November, 2009

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We all lose friends.. we lose them in death, to distance and over time. But even though they may be lost, hope is not. The key is to keep them in your heart, and when the time is right, you can pick up the friendship right where you left off. Even the lost find their way home when you leave the light on.

Amy Marie Walz

Grey day

Friday, 23 October, 2009

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L’essentiel pour le bonheur de la vie, c’est ce que l’on a en soi-même.

Arthur Schopenhauer