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Category Archives: Human Nature quotes
We Become What We Have Loved
“Every day I make some gesture, think or feel something through the influence of one or another of these friends. When I plant bulbs I pat the earth around each one and realize suddenly that that is what my mother … Continue reading
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Tagged book quote, friendship, influence, love, May Sarton, World of Light
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Annie Dillard on Loss
“When Ella Fitzgerald sang “There’s someone I’m trying so hard to forget….don’t you want to forget someone too?”– these facile breathy lyrics struck me as an unexpectedly true expression of how it felt to be alive. This was experience at … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Dillard, Ella Fitzgerald, Life Lessons, Longing, Loss, love, quote, remembering
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Levant Garde
The pianist Oscar Levant became known as much for his wit as for his musical skills. I love him in my favorite movie “An American in Paris”. Here are 4 of his best: “The first thing in the morning I … Continue reading
She Had That Rare Gift
“He followed her obediently and it occurred to him as they crossed the room that she had that rare gift, so rare that he had some difficulty remembering that it was only a gift, of being able to talk directly … Continue reading
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Tagged 1920s decorum, book quote, civility, communication, Margery Allingham, quote
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Ordinary Life is Laced with Miracles
“Ordinary life was laced with miracles, I knew that, had read enough poetry to understand that we are elevated with the knowing, and yet it was difficult to notice and be grateful when one was continually fatigued and irritated. I … Continue reading
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Tagged book quote, Jane Hamilton, miracles, poetry, quote, sense of wonder
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Dreams of Bread and Jam
“To a piece of bread, another piece of bread is a thing of wonder. And when the first piece of bread sees that the other piece of bread has butter on it, he marvels, “how smart he looks in his … Continue reading
If I Am Loved, I Am Worthy
“In the end, life is all about seeking reassurance, she thought, we’re all engaged in looking for some kind of sign that will tell us we’re not really alone. We want a bond, an anchor that will hold us fast … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth George, feeling needed, feeling worthy, human connection, love, our worth, quote, reassurance
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There IS Design, There IS Fate
“It gave him the feeling that occasionally comes to most of us, that however we protest we are moved by chance, and struck by random shocks and blows, in fact there IS Design, there IS Fate, it has us in … Continue reading
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Tagged A. S. Byatt, Angels & Insects, Design, Fate, grip, Hal, quote
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Rueful Courage Against Enormous Odds
“In the dim light the shape of her face seemed unaltered; for all her cooking she had remained thin. Her smile was, as always, one of rueful courage against enormous odds. Fred thought that what he had loved was … Continue reading
Musical Dont’s for the Sunday School-1897
Musical Dont’s for the Sunday School 1. Don’t sing too loud. 2. Don’t sing through your nose. 3. Don’t sing through your teeth. 4. Don’t keep time with your feet. 5. Don’t imagine that noise is music. 6. Don’t bend … Continue reading
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Tagged 1897, God, hymns, Music, quote, Singing, Sunday School, the Seed Sower, Vocal
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