"Sometimes one must travel far to discover what is near."
The Treasure, Uri Shulevitz, 1978.
Thoughtful Sunday
" Plato said all science begins with astonishment."
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly 2009
Thoughtful Sunday
"I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself."
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, 1847.
Thoughtful Sunday
"A good detective is always in demand."
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Hidden Staircase, Carolyn Keene, 1930.
Thoughtful Sunday
"If you cannot be satisfied with what you have, you must learn to be satisfied with what you haven't."
Further Tales of Mr. Pengachoosa, Caroline Rush, 1967.
Thoughtful Sunday
"The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same."
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry, 1989.
Thoughtful Sunday
"If I wasn't a human girl I think I'd like to be a bee and live among the flowers."
Anne of Green Gables, L. M. Montgomery, 1908
Thoughtful Sunday
"You will find that the conditions at a fair will surpass your wildest dreams."
Charlotte's Web, E. B. White, 1952
Thoughtful Sunday
(storm photo by D on our trip to the gulf coast.)
"Those people are earthbound. They heap too many goods. They have not learned the trail of beauty."
Waterless Mountain, Laura Adams Armer, 1931
