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"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."

"To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring."

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“Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.”

“Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.”

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“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there within me lay an invincible summer.”

“In the depth of winter I finally learned that there within me lay an invincible summer.”

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"Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto."

"Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto."

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“Sometimes only one person is missing and the whole world seems depopulated.”

“Sometimes only one person is missing and the whole world seems depopulated.”

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"Winter came down to our home one night. Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow, And we, we were children once again."

"Winter came down to our home one night. Quietly pirouetting in on silvery-toed slippers of snow, And we, we were children once again."

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"Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories"

"Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories"

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Front Page #6

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Front Page #5

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“The family is one of nature's masterpieces.”

“The family is one of nature's masterpieces.”

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“It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. ”

“It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. ”

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“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of..."

“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic qualities are made more clear. Travel does this with the very stuff that everyday life is made of..."

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“I'm learning English at the moment. I can say 'Big Ben', 'Hello Rodney', 'Tower Bridge' and 'Loo'.”

“I'm learning English at the moment. I can say 'Big Ben', 'Hello Rodney', 'Tower Bridge' and 'Loo'.”

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~*souvenirs*~

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“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?”

“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?”

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"And as the seasons come and go, here's something you might like to know. There are fairies everywhere: under bushes, in the air, playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day. So listen, touch, and look around -...."

"And as the seasons come and go, here's something you might like to know. There are fairies everywhere: under bushes, in the air, playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day. So listen, touch, and look around -...."

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“I have seen the sea when it is stormy and wild; when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody. And in all its moods, I see myself.”

“I have seen the sea when it is stormy and wild; when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark and moody. And in all its moods, I see myself.”

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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

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“This melancholy London- I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air.”

“This melancholy London- I sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. One feels them passing like a whiff of air.”

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Front Page #4

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"Those virgin lilies, all the night, Bathing their beauties in the lake. That they may rise more fresh and bright, When their beloved sun's awake"

"Those virgin lilies, all the night, Bathing their beauties in the lake. That they may rise more fresh and bright, When their beloved sun's awake"

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Front Page #3

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“He who wants to change the world should already begin by cleaning the dishes.”

“He who wants to change the world should already begin by cleaning the dishes.”

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“If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

“If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.”

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“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”

“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years”

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~ No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face. ~

~ No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen in one autumnal face. ~

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"Sam: Bill, that is not sexy. Bill: Yes, it is! Neal: Bill, it looks like you're having a seizure."

"Sam: Bill, that is not sexy. Bill: Yes, it is! Neal: Bill, it looks like you're having a seizure."

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Miss Sarajevo

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"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present."

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present."

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“Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain”

“Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain”

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“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”

“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”

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“Oh! `darkly, deeply, beautifully blue', / As someone somewhere sings about the sky.”

“Oh! `darkly, deeply, beautifully blue', / As someone somewhere sings about the sky.”

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“Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer.”

“Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer.”

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Title? What title?

Title? What title?

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“There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.”

“There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.”

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“Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.”

“Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still.”

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“Like tourists huffing and puffing to reach the peak we forget the view on the way up”

“Like tourists huffing and puffing to reach the peak we forget the view on the way up”

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“A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat”

“A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat”

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"We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts."

"We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts."

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"I really believe I was happier when I slept on a park bench in Central Park than during all the years of the 'perfect lover' stuff.''

"I really believe I was happier when I slept on a park bench in Central Park than during all the years of the 'perfect lover' stuff.''

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“I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”

“I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”

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“To the dull mind nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.”

“To the dull mind nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light.”

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dear Elina

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“Everyone must row with the oars he has”

“Everyone must row with the oars he has”

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Midsummer

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“How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.”

“How sweet I roamed from field to field, and tasted all the summer's pride.”

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“It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.”

“It's not your blue blood, your pedigree or your college degree. It's what you do with your life that counts.”

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“The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”

“The hardest thing in life to learn is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”

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“In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.”

“In the spring time, the only pretty ring time, When birds do sing, hey ding a ding; Sweet lovers love the spring.”

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“The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost.”

“The present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost.”

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Front Page #2

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“When night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine”

“When night Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine”

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"I am in love with the green earth"

"I am in love with the green earth"

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Eyjafjallajökull

Eyjafjallajökull

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Kevät! Vår! Spring! Frühling!

Kevät! Vår! Spring! Frühling!

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Hyvää pääsiäistä!

Hyvää pääsiäistä!

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“Every hard-boiled egg is yellow inside”

“Every hard-boiled egg is yellow inside”

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Holy smoke!

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~rocks of heart, no hearts of rock~

~rocks of heart, no hearts of rock~

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"Soliloquy – The act of talking to oneself"

"Soliloquy – The act of talking to oneself"

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"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions."

"It doesn't matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions."

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“Silence is a fence around wisdom”

“Silence is a fence around wisdom”

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*sitting aside of things, looking at the world rolling by...*

*sitting aside of things, looking at the world rolling by...*

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*splash of red*

*splash of red*

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“Sports is the toy department of human life.”

“Sports is the toy department of human life.”

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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

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a heart to you from me *

a heart to you from me *

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“On Monday, when the sun is hot, / I wonder to myself a lot: / `Now is it true, or is it not, / That what is which and which is what?'”

“On Monday, when the sun is hot, / I wonder to myself a lot: / `Now is it true, or is it not, / That what is which and which is what?'”

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“When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels”

“When it snows, you have two choices: shovel or make snow angels”

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“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.”

“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go.”

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"I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes"

"I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes"

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"Why isn't chocolate considered a vegetable, if chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and all beans are a vegetable?"

"Why isn't chocolate considered a vegetable, if chocolate comes from cocoa beans, and all beans are a vegetable?"

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“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”

“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”

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~valo~light~

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"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face"

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face"

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“Sometimes I fall asleep at night with my clothes on. I'm going to have all my clothes made out of blankets.”

“Sometimes I fall asleep at night with my clothes on. I'm going to have all my clothes made out of blankets.”

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“They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods”

“They seemed to come suddenly upon happiness as if they had surprised a butterfly in the winter woods”

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“Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can”

“Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can”

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“Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.”

“Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.”

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“Tea and books - Mmmmmm, two of life's exquisite pleasures that together bring near-bliss.”

“Tea and books - Mmmmmm, two of life's exquisite pleasures that together bring near-bliss.”

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"Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

"Colour is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."

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“It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily."

“It's snowing still," said Eeyore gloomily."

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saturday delusion

saturday delusion

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“Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose.”

“Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose.”

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"What loved little islands, twice seen in their lakes, Can the wild water-lily restore."

"What loved little islands, twice seen in their lakes, Can the wild water-lily restore."

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an apple a day.....

an apple a day.....

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"Life is a shit sandwich and every day you take another bite."

"Life is a shit sandwich and every day you take another bite."

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“The frontiers are not east or west, north or south, but wherever a man confronts a fact”

“The frontiers are not east or west, north or south, but wherever a man confronts a fact”

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“Sadness is always the legacy of the past; regrets are pains of the memory”

“Sadness is always the legacy of the past; regrets are pains of the memory”

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"Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss."

"Flying is simple. You just throw yourself at the ground and miss."

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“People only see what they are prepared to see.”

“People only see what they are prepared to see.”

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a winter's day on "my" lake

a winter's day on "my" lake

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“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”

“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.”

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