The world will freely offer itself to you…
“You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet” –Franz Kafka
Stars when you shine you know how I feel…
“Feeling Good” Nina Simone Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Reeds driftin on by you know how I feel (refrain:) Its a new dawn Its a new day Its a new life For me And Im feeling good Fish in the sea you know […]
When I am filled with music…
“I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music” –George Eliot
When your heart tells you everything you need to know…
“I try to believe like i believed when I was five… when your heart tells you everything you need to know” –Lucy Liu
I am athirst for faraway things…
“I am restless. I am athirst for faraway things. My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance. O Great Beyond” Rabindranath Tagore, The Gardener, 1915 There have been a few shots from my bookshelf I know – I’ve been sick all week and spent quite a bit of time […]
The booklover yearns to tell others of his bliss…
“There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love, and like that colossal adventure it is an experience of great social import. Even as the tranced swain, the booklover yearns to tell others of his bliss. He writes letters about it, adds it to the postscript of […]
Each time I love, I find it still my own…
“ “A Portrait” Because my love is quick to come and go-A little here, and then a little there-What use are any words of mine to swearMy heart is stubborn, and my spirit slowOf weathering the drip and drive of woe?What is my oath, when you have but to bareMy little, easy loves; and […]
Happy New Year 2009!
“We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers“ –Carl Sagan Hope everyone had a wonderful new years eve and is starting 2009 with a fresh outlook and a plan for adventures to be had! I’ll definitely be posting more often now that the […]
We must carry it with us…
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I promised some delicious food pics but an illness has knocked me for a loop this weekend so I hope to post something tasty tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s a shot […]
“I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, Sir, because I’m not myself you see…”
I’m having a really crazy work week that includes a photo assignment that has me on trains and subways and generally with less sleep so bear with me if I’m a little quiet over the next few days. I promise another post soon! In the meantime, I hope everyone is enjoying the wonderful holiday season! […]