Hello all! I've been abundantly blessed by my virtual coffee chats with so many of you in this wonderful forum on Books and Literature! (The Relationship forum is fun too, but this is where inspiration comes from... "the stuff dreams are made of" )

Anyways... We all have favorite quotes, quotes that have touched a chord in our hearts and minds, quotes that have influenced our decisions, inspired us to go that extra mile, give us courage to face the day, and shown us what real living is like.

Lets share these divine inspirations with our little world here - on this little posting. I'll start with one of my all-time favorites....

Being a star-gazer myself and being the proud owner of a tempestuous personal history, this is one of my favorites - it reminds me that no matter what is swirling around me at a given time, I can get through it.

"The most tempestuous wind cannot disturb the quiet of the stars."

Literary wishes and Shakespearean dreams,
HistorianChick

friend4u178

"Apathy is a curse , but who cares?"

pyg

"there are two ways of getting home. One is to stay there, the other is to walk round the world until we come back to the same place." - GK Chesterson, The Everlasting Man

granmaboat

life goes on, even when you don't want it to.
remember the old song that said, "Why do the birds go on singing?"

life1973happened

"There is sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.” –Washington Irving.

life1973happened

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland

If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to Heaven
And bring you home again.
~Author Unknown


Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts. ~Author Unknown

Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown

Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated. ~Lamartine

They say that time heals all wounds but all it's done so far is give me more time to think about how much I miss you. ~Ezbeth Wilder

friend4u178

They say marriage is a great institution , but who the hell wants to live in an institution.

granmaboat

But Home is where the heart is. My folks called where they were from "back home" and where we lived "home".

Ah, new question: what does it take for you/me to feel "at home"?

HistorianChick

Growing up, I moved around a LOT (OH, MI, PA, NY, IL, KY, MD, China, FL, TN) and I have foudn that home is not a location or a place... its family. It truly is where the heart is. For wood and stone do not a house make, but the hearts and lives of the people inside.

In my opinion, that is!

excon

Hello Chick:

It's more than a quote..... But, I've got the time.....

I bargained for life with a penny,
And life would pay no more,
However, I begged at evening,
When I counted my scanty store.

For life is a just employer,
He gives you whatever you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why you must bear the task.

I worked for a menials hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of life,
Life would have willingly paid.

Napoleon Hill

George_1950

Haste makes waste