"There is a preppy wabi-sabi to soft, faded khakis and cotton shirts, but it's not nice to be surrounded by things that are worn out or stained or used up."

-- Gretchen Rubin

#Nice Quotes #Cotton Quotes #Abundance Quotes

“I saved the baby. I saved her. For you." - Bran”
“Here's some more stuff we're going to need." 1 pair coveralls 1 extension ladder (30 foot) 1 glass cutter 1 artist's portfolio (large) 1 water pistol 1 bottle india ink 1 portable trampoline (collapsible) 1 bicycle w/basket 4 pizza boxes Jonah whistled. "I hope you've got some crazy evil-genius strategy, 'causeâ€“straight upâ€“I don't get it.”
“This, by the way, is the welfare state in action: Its a whole bunch of special interest groups screwing consumers and taxpayers, and making them think they're really benefiting.”
“one forgives parents as naturally as one emancipates oneself from them - usually shortly afterward.”
“Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted.”
“I know all the new phrases: 'cowabunga,' 'radical,' cat's pajamas,' 'duh,' and 'hey, homie don't play that.”
“Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.'”
“The achievement of happiness requires not the ... satisfaction of our needs ... but the examination and transformation of those needs.”

Source : "Pursuits of Happiness". Book by Stanley Cavell, 1981.

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