Quote for Today: Theodore Roethke
My truths are all foreknown, This anguish self-revealed. I’m naked to the bone, With nakedness my shield. Myself is what I wear: I keep the spirit spare. ―Theodore Roethke, from …
Quote for Today: Edward Mills Purcell
I have not yet lost a feeling of wonder, and of delight, that this delicate motion should reside in all the things around us, revealing itself only to him …
Animal Images: Inspiration from Nature, Part One
From adorable kittens and puppies to majestic lions and wolves, we love pictures of animals. What need do they fulfill? When I am attracted to the image of animal, be …
Quote for Today: Khalil Gibran
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. —Khalil Gibran
Quote for Today: Ursula K. LeGuin
To light a candle is to cast a shadow. –Ursula K. LeGuin, A Wizard of Earthsea
Quote for Today: Damon Knight
During the four days of the storm, I became accustomed to the soft light of lamps and candles and grew to like it. When the power came on again, I …
Quote for Today: Joan Didion
Novels are like paintings, specifically watercolors. Every stroke you put down you have to go with. Of course you can rewrite, but the original strokes are still there in the …
Quote for Today: Fernando Pessoa
Masquerades disclose the reality of souls. As long as no one sees who we are, we can tell the most intimate details of our life. I sometimes muse over this …