Quote for Today: Lewis Carroll
“I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly; “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” ―Lewis …
Quote for Today: Michael Ben Zehabe
Your partner may have injuries that you can’t repair. Your partner may be trapped in a dark room without windows. Your life narrative might bring him more relief than an …
Quote for Today: Lemony Snicket
Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear. Some people say that a …
Quote for Today: Mark Mittelberg
It’s common in the middle of a drought . . . to forget that rain is the norm. Or in the middle of a flood to forget that floods rarely …
Quote for Today: Mark Helprin
I wrote a great deal of a novel, Winter’s Tale, on the roof of a Brooklyn Heights tenement on Henry Street. I was a technical climber, and now and then …
Quote for Today: Garth Stein
I’m a writer because I love reading. I love the conversation between a reader and a writer, and that it all takes place in a book-sort of a neutral ground. …
Still Growing: “Get Old” Hy Snell, 94
Meet Hy Snell, who has been painting for seven decades. At 94 he possesses only 5% of his eyesight, but he keeps working, still trying to paint the best work …
Tricking the Eye: 40 Mind-Boggling Shadow Art Illusions
Shadow art is the art of casting light on prepared items to create a new image. A pile of garbage or a few disorderly tendrils of wire can produce a …
Quote for Today: Amelia Earhart
You haven’t seen a tree until you’ve seen its shadow from the sky. — Amelia Earhart