Books and Nooks.

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'The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.'- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


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Sleepless and Beautiful.

'There are hours without sleep which is not to say that they're sleepless, because on the contrary, they're not about lack of anything, they're rich and full. Desires, memories, fears, passions form labyrinths in which we lose and find and then lose ourselves again. They are hours when anything is possible, good or bad'- Bernhard Schlink.


This quote is from the most beautiful book I read about a year ago, 'The Reader' by Bernhard Schlink. He is a wonderful writer. I also find it quite relevant to my life because there are times when its hard to get to sleep because my mind is whirring, or worrying or dreaming... How about you?

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Hope.

'Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all' - Emily Dickinson




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'Trying to sleep in the tree house'

'Summer was our best season. It was sleeping on the back screened porch in cots, or trying to sleep in the tree house, Summer was everything good to eat, it was a thousand colours in a parched landscape.' - from To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee 



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Quote of my weekend...

                                


'Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound to another soul'
(A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett) 


This weekend I have been re-reading A Little Princess. It has some truly beautiful ideas about a rich young girl who suddenly loses her only surviving relative and wealth but relies on her imaginative nature to get her through adversity. And beautiful ideas about life. 

What do you think about the quote?

El xxxx


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Quote of the week

'A butterfly is a flower with wings'

Japanese writer of ' The Book of Tea', written in the 19th century.

These past few days I have been doing research for an essay on the perception of art and culture in Japanese society using the ideals of Zen Buddhism and how it relates to the Anti-art movement and Dadaism. Very complicated stuff, of which I have had to learn a lot on the spot. The basic principles are that we must live in the moment, have serenity and peace with our surroundings, find beauty in the mundane, that every day life IS art. I am relating this to Japanese tea ceremonies (which changed from being at one point a material form of entertainment to a more simple, spiritual idea promoting humility)......and the art work of Yoko Ono and others.

So I am rather tired but I found this lovely quote for you all. And thought it was beautiful. It comes from 'The Book of Tea', an amazing book I recommend to all.

With love,

El xxx

Quote that will make your soul smile...

'The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."

El xxx

ps.. i found this quote on a gorgeous blog called peaceandposies.blogspot.com.... its such a sweet blog. x

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Quote of this sunny thursday

'I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.'

Marilyn Monroe.

El xx

Beautiful Quote

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'Thankful for relaxation....hibernation... and irritation. Seclusion, confusion.. all my impurities and insecurities. Cos I know its G-d* just PERFECTING me....

Thats why each day I take life as it comes....'-

India Arie

(*my name for the Creator, can't write His name fully.)

El xxx