“He looked at her the way all women want to be looked at by a man.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Empty Spaces
“Where are the people?” resumed the little prince at last. “It’s a little lonely in the desert…” “It is lonely when you’re among people, too,” said the snake.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Time
“It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Know what your VALUES are
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Decision
“A flower blossoms for its own joy.”
Oscar Wilde
Writing Advice
“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
Ernest Hemingway
Choices
“No matter who you are, no matter where you live, and no matter how many people are chasing you, what you don’t read is often as important as what you do read.”
Lemony Snicket
The Magic of Hobbiton
“Home is behind, the world ahead,
and there are many paths to tread
through shadows to the edge of night,
until the stars are all alight.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
Purpose
“The more you understand, the more you look, the greater is your enjoyment of life and your sense of peace. That’s all there is to it. Everything else is fun and games. If an activity is not grounded in “to love” or “to learn” it does not have value.”
Anne Rice
