“So I learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself.”~Stephen Spender English poet, novelist, and essayist Stephen Spender was born on this day in 1909.
“So I learned both to accept myself and to aim beyond myself.”~Stephen Spender English poet, novelist, and essayist Stephen Spender was born on this day in 1909.
“Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.”~Elizabeth Bibesco English socialite, actress, and writer, Elizabeth Bibesco was born on this day in 1897.
“Heaven and hell is right now. … You make it heaven or you make it hell by your actions.”~George Harrison English musician, singer-songwriter, and music and film producer George Harrison was born on this day in 1943.
“I think that anything you feel strange or nervous about, you weren't cut out to do.”~Jane Bowles American writer and playwright Jane Bowles was born on this day in 1917.
“Someday, when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a mother, I'll tell them: I loved you enough to bug you about where you were going, with whom and what time you would get home. … I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover your friend was a … Continue reading Random Quote for February 21, 2022
“The writer is by nature a dreamer—a conscious dreamer.”~Carson McCullers American novelist, short-story writer, playwright, essayist, and poet, Carson McCullers was born on this day in 1917.
“Work with the raw material you have, namely you, and never let up.”~Helen Gurley Brown American author, publisher, and businesswoman, Helen Gurley Brown was born on this day in 1922.
“The clothes you wear are a metamorphosis. They change you from the outside in.”~Linda Grant English novelist and journalist Linda Grant was born on this day in 1951.
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”~Victor Hugo The true origins of Valentine’s Day are lost to history, but many tales surrounding the holiday exist. Some stories attribute the source to the Roman holiday of Lupercalia, others to a martyred … Continue reading Valentine’s Day Quote for 2022
“Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.”~Jacqueline Woodson American writer Jacqueline Woodson was born on this day in 1963.
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