"Before the seed there comes the thought of bloom."

--

E. B. White

“Our challenge is not to educate the children we used to have or want to have, but to educate the children who come to the schoolhouse door.”
“Whom neither shape of danger can dismay, Nor thought of tender happiness betray.”
“One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist”
“Until mountain biking came along, the bike scene was ruled by a small elite cadre of people who seemed allergic to enthusiasm.”
“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.”
“In mythology and palmistry, the left hand is called the dreamer because the ring finger on the left hand leads directly to the heart. I find it a very poetic idea. And thats why I only wear nail polish on my left ring finger.”
“It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves”
“I also discovered Pilates when I got pregnant, as people kept saying it's a great way to stay in shape, and now I can't get enough - it's amazing. It helps with aches and pain and, even for non-pregnant people, it's a great way of getting those lean muscles.”

You may also like: