Posts Tagged: Quote
A time and a place for everything: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar #minibookreview #quote
A book review in a quote: The whore’s day ends as the baker’s begins and there is a time for every purpose under heaven. Imogen Hermes Gowar The Mermaid & Mrs. Hancock Publisher’s Description: One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his
A time and a place for everything: The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar #minibookreview #quote
A book review in a quote: The whore’s day ends as the baker’s begins and there is a time for every purpose under heaven. Imogen Hermes Gowar The Mermaid & Mrs. Hancock Publisher’s Description: One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his
Colette (not me, the “real” one) on eye contact #quote #whosaidthat
Today, a moment with Colette… Not me. That Colette, the famous French author whom I honour in my pen name. When she raises her eyelids, it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes. ― Colette I think this
Colette (not me, the “real” one) on eye contact #quote #whosaidthat
Today, a moment with Colette… Not me. That Colette, the famous French author whom I honour in my pen name. When she raises her eyelids, it’s as if she were taking off all her clothes. ― Colette I think this
True love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice sandwich #princessbride
Twoo woove… “Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world. Except for a nice M.L.T., a mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean, and the tomato is ripe. They’re so perky. I
True love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice sandwich #princessbride
Twoo woove… “Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world. Except for a nice M.L.T., a mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean, and the tomato is ripe. They’re so perky. I
Rainer Maria Rilke on memories, nights, love #quote
I just need to say: Rainer Maria Rilke And you thought old German poets were boring. Also, there’s more to that quote, but cutting it off THERE is perfect for today. mjanecolette TellMe@mjanecolette.com WANT LOVE LETTERS? 💕 SIGN UP FOR
Rainer Maria Rilke on memories, nights, love #quote
I just need to say: Rainer Maria Rilke And you thought old German poets were boring. Also, there’s more to that quote, but cutting it off THERE is perfect for today. mjanecolette TellMe@mjanecolette.com WANT LOVE LETTERS? 💕 SIGN UP FOR
Anne Lamott on discipline (not that kind) (well, sort of) (where’s my whip) #quote
I am a big believer in the value of applied discipline, as is my heroine, Anne Lamott: Discipline, I have learned, leads to freedom, and there is meaning in freedom. Anne Lamott Anne Lamott, of course, is the author Bird by Bird, which is among the very few books
Anne Lamott on discipline (not that kind) (well, sort of) (where’s my whip) #quote
I am a big believer in the value of applied discipline, as is my heroine, Anne Lamott: Discipline, I have learned, leads to freedom, and there is meaning in freedom. Anne Lamott Anne Lamott, of course, is the author Bird by Bird, which is among the very few books
Pierre Berton on pornographers #quote
All you need to know about adjectives, from the granddaddy of Canadian literature: The worst offenders are the pornographers who have never met an adjective they did not like. Pierre Berton And let’s not get started on adverbs. Oooh. Unless we’re talking about these adverbs: Daniel Handler’s Adverbs are (is?) good and you should read
Pierre Berton on pornographers #quote
All you need to know about adjectives, from the granddaddy of Canadian literature: The worst offenders are the pornographers who have never met an adjective they did not like. Pierre Berton And let’s not get started on adverbs. Oooh. Unless we’re talking about these adverbs: Daniel Handler’s Adverbs are (is?) good and you should read
On finding paradise #quote #curlymytoes #whosaidthat
Yeeessss: Women had found paradise in his arms before now—and told him so, with considerable emphasis and eloquence. He had accepted the assurance cheerfully, because he had not really cared whether they found paradise or only the Champs Elysees, so
On finding paradise #quote #curlymytoes #whosaidthat
Yeeessss: Women had found paradise in his arms before now—and told him so, with considerable emphasis and eloquence. He had accepted the assurance cheerfully, because he had not really cared whether they found paradise or only the Champs Elysees, so
Your anti-Valentine’s Day Quote #gbshaw #quote #whosaidthat #notromantic
Because I hate Valentine’s Day: (But I love you.) “When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.” George Bernard Shaw Yeah, so he was a crank, but he had a point. I’m not anti-marriage. Or anti-love. Fuck, I write romance (sort of) novels for a living!
Your anti-Valentine’s Day Quote #gbshaw #quote #whosaidthat #notromantic
Because I hate Valentine’s Day: (But I love you.) “When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.” George Bernard Shaw Yeah, so he was a crank, but he had a point. I’m not anti-marriage. Or anti-love. Fuck, I write romance (sort of) novels for a living!
Tim Parks on the life beautiful #quote #whosaidthat #attachment
Yes, for me too: Precisely the problem for me is that life is so so beautiful. I am very attached to it. Tim Parks Tim Parks is a British novelist whom I encountered through his memoir Teach Us To Stand Still, from which this quote is taken, which he (or his publisher) calls “a
Tim Parks on the life beautiful #quote #whosaidthat #attachment
Yes, for me too: Precisely the problem for me is that life is so so beautiful. I am very attached to it. Tim Parks Tim Parks is a British novelist whom I encountered through his memoir Teach Us To Stand Still, from which this quote is taken, which he (or his publisher) calls “a
Omar Khayyam on (what else) love #curlmytoes #whosaidthat #quote
Again with them silver-tongued Persians… How sad, a heart that does not know how to love, that does not know what it is to be drunk with love. If you are not in love, how can you enjoy the blinding light of the sun, the soft light of the moon? Omar Khayyam (View all illustrations from the first English-language edition of the Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam on Wikipedia) mjanecolette // TellMe@mjanecolette.com GET LOVE LETTERS 💕 GET A FREE BOOK! 💕 CHECK OUT TEXT ME, CUPID
Omar Khayyam on (what else) love #curlmytoes #whosaidthat #quote
Again with them silver-tongued Persians… How sad, a heart that does not know how to love, that does not know what it is to be drunk with love. If you are not in love, how can you enjoy the blinding light of the sun, the soft light of the moon? Omar Khayyam (View all illustrations from the first English-language edition of the Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam on Wikipedia) mjanecolette // TellMe@mjanecolette.com GET LOVE LETTERS 💕 GET A FREE BOOK! 💕 CHECK OUT TEXT ME, CUPID
“Can’t you write a book that isn’t about love?” #quote #whosaidthat #curlmytoes
My pseudonym, kittens, is not a coincidence: But can’t you write a book that isn’t about love, adultery, semi-incestuous couplings and separation? Aren’t there other things in life? Henri de Jouvenal to Colette (he was her 2nd husband–of three) Yes. Yes, I
“Can’t you write a book that isn’t about love?” #quote #whosaidthat #curlmytoes
My pseudonym, kittens, is not a coincidence: But can’t you write a book that isn’t about love, adultery, semi-incestuous couplings and separation? Aren’t there other things in life? Henri de Jouvenal to Colette (he was her 2nd husband–of three) Yes. Yes, I
J. D. Salinger on digression #quote #whosaidthat
Today, the topic is digressions: The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. Holden Caulfield, in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye mjanecolette TellMe@mjanecolette.com 💕 GET A FREE BOOK! 💕 💘BUY TEXT ME, CUPID ❤️
J. D. Salinger on digression #quote #whosaidthat
Today, the topic is digressions: The trouble with me is, I like it when somebody digresses. Holden Caulfield, in J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher In The Rye mjanecolette TellMe@mjanecolette.com 💕 GET A FREE BOOK! 💕 💘BUY TEXT ME, CUPID ❤️
Georgia O’Keefe is thinking of you and doesn’t that make you feel good? #quote #georgiaokeefe
She’s thinking of you, kitten, and so am I: …when I think of you—I think of you rather often—it is always with the wish—a real wish—that the work is going well—that nothing interferes — Georgia O’Keefe mjanecolette Catch up with
Georgia O’Keefe is thinking of you and doesn’t that make you feel good? #quote #georgiaokeefe
She’s thinking of you, kitten, and so am I: …when I think of you—I think of you rather often—it is always with the wish—a real wish—that the work is going well—that nothing interferes — Georgia O’Keefe mjanecolette Catch up with
Grateful: Doris Lessing on the essentials #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones moving easily under the flesh. Doris Lessing Grateful to
Grateful: Doris Lessing on the essentials #happythanksgiving #thanksgiving #gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends. All sanity depends on this: that it should be a delight to feel heat strike the skin, a delight to stand upright, knowing the bones moving easily under the flesh. Doris Lessing Grateful to
Olga Broumas on roses
How do you feel about thorns? “She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.” // Olga Broumas That’s all for today. mjanecolette STAY IN TOUCH TellMe@mjanecolette.com INSTAGRAM * Twitter * GOODREADS * Facebook * LOVE LETTERS mjanecolette.com 💕 GET A
Olga Broumas on roses
How do you feel about thorns? “She who loves roses must be patient and not cry out when she is pierced by thorns.” // Olga Broumas That’s all for today. mjanecolette STAY IN TOUCH TellMe@mjanecolette.com INSTAGRAM * Twitter * GOODREADS * Facebook * LOVE LETTERS mjanecolette.com 💕 GET A
Rabindranath Tagore on what #memoir really is
“I do not know who has painted the pictures of my life imprinted on my memory. But whoever he is, he is an artist. He does not take up his brush simply to copy everything that happens; he retains or
Rabindranath Tagore on what #memoir really is
“I do not know who has painted the pictures of my life imprinted on my memory. But whoever he is, he is an artist. He does not take up his brush simply to copy everything that happens; he retains or
Simone Weil on how to make use of pain and suffering
The way to make use of physical pain. When suffering no matter what degree of pain, when almost the entire soul is inwardly crying “Make it stop, I can bear no more,” a part of the soul, even though
Simone Weil on how to make use of pain and suffering
The way to make use of physical pain. When suffering no matter what degree of pain, when almost the entire soul is inwardly crying “Make it stop, I can bear no more,” a part of the soul, even though
Thomas Wolfe on life, life, life
At the moment, these lines really speak to me, because… “…God is not always in his Heaven, all is not always right with the world. It is not all bad, but it is not all good, it is not all ugly, but
Thomas Wolfe on life, life, life
At the moment, these lines really speak to me, because… “…God is not always in his Heaven, all is not always right with the world. It is not all bad, but it is not all good, it is not all ugly, but
Erica Jong on the writer’s “fuck you” impulse
There is in writing—or any creative work—a kind of fuck-you impulse. Part of the energy comes from sheer rebelliousness. I’ll show you! a writer says. I am not who you think I am. Erica Jong Seducing the Demon You: Hey,
Erica Jong on the writer’s “fuck you” impulse
There is in writing—or any creative work—a kind of fuck-you impulse. Part of the energy comes from sheer rebelliousness. I’ll show you! a writer says. I am not who you think I am. Erica Jong Seducing the Demon You: Hey,
Steve Jobs on being naked… and dead
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—those things just fall away
Steve Jobs on being naked… and dead
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—those things just fall away
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