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I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I am still poorly and off work but at least I am managing a little bit more reading.
My chosen quote this week is by the American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer Nicholas Sparks (1965).
“If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”
Nicholas Sparks
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My chosen quote today is by the American actor, author, screenwriter, podcast host and director Alan Alda (1936).
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”
Alan Alda
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I hope everyone has had a good week so far. I have had a lovely day where I have been for a glorious walk in the woods in the sunshine and I have managed a good amount of reading for a change.
My chosen quote this week is by one of my favourite authors Louisa May Alcott.
“I ask not for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within.”Louisa May Alcott
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far.
My chosen quote this week is by the American filmmaker and philanthropist George Lucas (1944).
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
George Lucas
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My chosen quote today is by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) who was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist and poet.
“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Happy Wednesday!
I hope everyone is having a good week so far.
My chosen quote this week is by the American novelist Sarah Dessen (1970).
“Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend.”
Sarah Dessen
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I had a really busy day yesterday but today has been lovely because I have managed loads of reading.
My chosen quote this week is by the French writer Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) who was also secretary to Louis XVI’s sister and of the Jacobin club.
“A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
Nicolas Chamfort
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My chosen quote this week is by the Nigerian born British poet and novelist Sir Ben Okri (1959).
“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”
Ben Okri
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I hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have managed a few bits of reading today but not as much as I would like. I really just want some big reading sessions.
My chosen quote today is by the author Roald Dahl (1916-1990).
“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
Roald Dahl
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I hope everyone is having good week so far.
My chosen quote this week is by the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and founder of analytical psychology Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961).
“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
Carl Gustav Jung
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