“If you love books enough, books will love you back.” - Jo Walton, Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer … [Read more...]
A Good Book Can Light a Fire, It Can Be a Star in an Expanding Universe…
“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.” - Madeleine L'Engle, Newberry Award Acceptance Speech "The Expanding Universe" … [Read more...]
The real reason young children can fly high…
“The moment where you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever being able to do it.” ~ J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan At it's heart Peter Pan is all about both wanting to grow up, and the fear of growing up or the desire to stay young forever. But to me this quote makes me think about the fearlessness and the abundant self confidence of the young child. Until the world … [Read more...]
When your head is in the clouds dreaming, remember…
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.", J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone … [Read more...]
Seize the MAY, the Month of Yes You May
"It's May, the lusty month of May. That darling month when everyone throws self-control away. It's time to do a wretched thing or two. And try to make each precious day, one you'll always rue. It's May, it's May, the month of yes you may. The time for every frivolous whim, proper or im." ~ The Lusty Month of May, Camelot the Musical … [Read more...]
That Thing About Having a Baby…
There are days, and then there are days.... While our household is well beyond the screaming baby stage at this point, I can still remember all too well the times when I walked and held a crying baby, who sometimes would seem to just cry and cry no matter what I did, as I walked and rocked and walked some more. And then there are days like today, when my children who are … [Read more...]
What do you see from where you’re standing?
An awful lot depends on the viewpoint. What do you see from where you're standing? “For what you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing: it also depends on what sort of person you are.”, C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew … [Read more...]
Eaten By Dragons From Within…
"People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within." ~ Ursula K. Le Guin … [Read more...]
Time to Risk and Blossom…
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anaïs Nin … [Read more...]
On Hard Work and Luck…
"No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune." ~ Plutarch Or as Stephen Leacock once said, “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” … [Read more...]
Death Can Not Stop True Love…
"Death can not stop true love. It can only delay it a little while." ~ Westley, The Princess Bride … [Read more...]
True Love, Star Wars Style…
Han Solo: Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss? Princess Leia: I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee. Han Solo: I can arrange that. You could use a good kiss. Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back … [Read more...]
Cold Grey Winter Days…
"I like these cold, grey winter days. Days like these let you savour a bad mood." - Bill Watterson (the fellow that created Calvin and Hobbes) … [Read more...]
What You Write Into a Child’s Mind…
"I think of a child's mind as a blank book. During the first years of his life, much will be written on the pages. The quality of that writing will affect his life profoundly." ~ Walt Disney … [Read more...]
Welcome to a New Year of Opportunity…
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and it's first chapter is New Year's Day."~ 20th Century Poet Edith Lovejoy Pierce … [Read more...]