"remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside of Florence. (Boccaccio was the medieval author of The Decameron.) It was as though I had met my muse! After this trip, I read The Decameron and began writing the Alchemy Series in earnest."

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Source : Source: www.yabookshelf.com

Mary Pope Osborne

#Inspiration Quotes #Home Quotes #Writing Quotes

“For some people there is no comfort without pain. Thus; we define salvation through suffering. Hence, why we choose people who we know aren't right for ourselves.”
“Pulitzer's Gold is a goldmine of inspiration for both journalists and non-journalists. Those in the newspaper business, who now find themselves obsessing about staff cutbacks and circulation declines, should embrace this book as a reminder of the highest ideals, and the absolute thrills, to be found in their profession. As for regular readers, Pulitzer's Gold offers marvelous storytelling, real-life adventures, and absolute proof that journalism can change our world for the better.”
“Don't make an opinion on me if you don't know nothin' about me.”
“Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary.”
“Am I becoming the kind of person I would like to have as a friend?”

Source : Donna Farhi (2011). “Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness”, p.8, Macmillan
“Viola?Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Keep calling for meâ€“ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â And Iâ€™ll keep searching for youâ€“ And Iâ€™ll find youâ€“ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â You bet yer life on itâ€“ Iâ€™ll find youâ€“ Keep calling for me, Violaâ€“ Cuz here I come.”
“What I fear is not being forgotten after my death, but, rather, not being enough forgotten. As we were saying, it is not our books that survive, but our poor lives that linger in the histories.”
“All who remember their childhood remember the strange vague sense, when some new experience came, that everything else was going to be changed, and that there would be no lapse into the old monotony.”

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