Henry James On Writing
Henry James (15 April 1843 - 28 February 1916) There it is round you. Don't pass it by — the immediate, the real, the only,…
Stendhal On Love
Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle) (January 23, 1783 – March 23, 1842) Indeed, half — the most beautiful half — of life is hidden from one who…
Adyashanti On The Now
Adyashanti (October 26, 1962 -) What you are is never born, never lives, and never dies. Birth-life-death happens within what you are, in the same…
Virginia Woolf On Writing
Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and…
Blima Marcus On Vaccines
Blima Marcus We live in close quarters with extended family. So we should consider ourselves especially obligated to prevent harm to our fellow community members.
George Orwell On Foreigners
George Orwell (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) If he were allowed contact with foreigners, he would discover that they are creatures similar to…
May Sarton On Solitude
May Sarton (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995) I am alone here for the first time in weeks to take up my “real” life…
