“I think most of us are raised
with preconceived notions
of the choices we’re supposed to make.
We waste so much time
making decisions based on someone else’s idea
of our happiness—
what will make you a good citizen
or a good wife or daughter
or actress.
Nobody says, ‘Just be happy;
go be a cobbler or
go live with goats.'”
~ Sandra Bullock
“I used to live in a room
full of mirrors;
all I could see was me.
I take my spirit
and I crash my mirrors;
now the whole world
is here for me to see.”
~ Jimi Hendrix
“Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for,
forgotten by everybody,
I think that is a much greater hunger,
a much greater poverty
than the person
who has nothing to eat.”
~ Mother Teresa
“Monsters are real,
and ghosts are real, too.
They live inside us,
and sometimes,
they win.”
~ Stephen King
“The sensitive ear of the musician
detects a certain musical note
in every city which is different
from that of another city.
He hears in each little brook
a new melody, and to him
the sound of wind
in the treetops of different forests
give a varying sound.”
~ Max Heindel
“I think it’s so cool that you
can pick up the guitar and
create something that didn’t
exist 5 minutes ago.
You can write something
that no one’s ever heard before.
You have music at your fingertips.”
~ Michelle Branch
“You should make something.
You should bring something
into the world
that wasn’t in the world before.
It doesn’t matter what it is.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a table
or a film
or gardening-
everyone should create.
You should do something,
then sit back and say,
‘I did that.'”
~ Ricky Gervais
Smooth jazz set the stage for a celebration dinner at an intimate table for two in a private curtained alcove set apart from others. The flickering candlelight seemed to dance off the red lampshade casting tiny shadows across the stemmed water glasses. Dinner was divine: Filet mignon upon a bleu-cheese risotto cake served impressively with a delicate pink plumeria as its crown. Is it any wonder the magic of its allure transported us to a tropical island where these same flowers lure Sphinx moths to their fragrant petals? The attention to detail earned this upscale restaurant a five star rating, in my opinion.
“The quiet rhythmic monotone
of the wall of logs
fills one with the rustic peace
of a secluded nook
in the woods.”
~ Gustav Stickley
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