tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post4117215893533626631..comments2024-03-04T04:09:12.742-06:00Comments on Quiet Life: Beautiful sentences.Donna Boucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699431983937413613noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-71451342250480981562017-12-10T19:27:39.898-06:002017-12-10T19:27:39.898-06:00I could re-read these comments every week. LOVE th...I could re-read these comments every week. LOVE this.Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546964091327875343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-23014503629497408012017-12-10T19:24:23.171-06:002017-12-10T19:24:23.171-06:00I love Up a Road Slowly, too!! Such a great memory...I love Up a Road Slowly, too!! Such a great memory!Mary Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546964091327875343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-20661733582804942432014-12-16T18:04:22.583-06:002014-12-16T18:04:22.583-06:00I'm late to the party, but this sentence is on...I'm late to the party, but this sentence is one of my favorites: "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this, when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigor; stringent are they; inviolate they shall be.” from Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteSherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-73333629118748923722014-12-16T12:33:45.647-06:002014-12-16T12:33:45.647-06:00I love this. Hope. What a beautiful word.I love this. Hope. What a beautiful word.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274481412344071315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-3323976539791981212014-12-16T12:01:12.628-06:002014-12-16T12:01:12.628-06:00Hope is the thing with feathers
that perches in th...Hope is the thing with feathers<br />that perches in the soul,<br />and sings the tune - without the words,<br />and never stops at all.<br />-Emily Dickinsonsonjasunshinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-1340449974104490502014-12-16T06:48:40.307-06:002014-12-16T06:48:40.307-06:00Love Suess quote...Love Suess quote...Carol S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03899522405793498550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-59135429154040203952014-12-15T19:04:44.503-06:002014-12-15T19:04:44.503-06:00Oh, I love this book!
DiOh, I love this book!<br /><br />DiDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059289426772353330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-82536757385893616912014-12-15T15:20:44.213-06:002014-12-15T15:20:44.213-06:00Debbie Z and hmbalison,
I loved Up a Road Slowly!...Debbie Z and hmbalison,<br /><br />I loved Up a Road Slowly! It was one of the first "grown up" books I read as a teen. The story and the characters stuck with me for a long time. I may have to find a copy to read it again....<br /><br />Mary ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-9705814734811338672014-12-15T10:19:02.709-06:002014-12-15T10:19:02.709-06:00"All the Christmases roll down toward the two..."All the Christmases roll down toward the two-tongued sea, like a cold and headlong moon bundling down the sky that was our street; and they stop at the rim of the ice-edged, fish-freezing waves, and I plunge my hands in the snow and bring out whatever I can find." A Child's Christmas In Wales by Dylan Thomas illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman <br />His words and her illustrations make music in my mind. love and prayers, jepAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-17924348733090300192014-12-13T15:19:39.365-06:002014-12-13T15:19:39.365-06:00I read your post and then read this sentence...sha...I read your post and then read this sentence...sharing: "I pin my hopes to quiet processes and small circles, in which vital and transforming events take place." Rufus JonesKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187148151020607153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-19118075072838763702014-12-13T08:06:24.479-06:002014-12-13T08:06:24.479-06:00It is absolutely marvelous.It is absolutely marvelous.stephseefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651078191088887064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-87954199396587611932014-12-12T17:23:13.753-06:002014-12-12T17:23:13.753-06:00"This place was the very river and mountains ..."This place was the very river and mountains in the geography of her thoughts and feelings, and away from it they would crumble and decay." -Ernest Buckler<br /><br />This quote often comes to mind when I think of the cottage... the place where I feel most complete and alive. It's from one of Buckler's short stories, but apparently I remember this sentence better than I remember the title. The collection that the story is from is called "The Rebellion of Young David".<br /><br />Kristin<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-4219611912589799822014-12-12T11:33:25.848-06:002014-12-12T11:33:25.848-06:00LOVE this :-)LOVE this :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274481412344071315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-25712436776051343782014-12-12T10:46:59.887-06:002014-12-12T10:46:59.887-06:00I recently brought that book home with me from my ...I recently brought that book home with me from my travels; can't wait to dive in :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274481412344071315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-86103106688487840122014-12-12T10:21:27.726-06:002014-12-12T10:21:27.726-06:00Yes, Anonymous. Abraham Lincoln was one of the mo...Yes, Anonymous. Abraham Lincoln was one of the most eloquent writers who has ever lived. <br /><br />Debbie Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-49299397947517616142014-12-12T09:47:24.924-06:002014-12-12T09:47:24.924-06:00"Love is an act of endless forgiveness."..."Love is an act of endless forgiveness." <br />Jan Karon<br />Somewhere Safe, With Somebody GoodRobin in New Jerseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373250627112138763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-30006083153817566152014-12-12T09:11:40.850-06:002014-12-12T09:11:40.850-06:00"I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage ..."I pray that our heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.<br /><br />Abraham Lincoln<br />Letter to Mrs. Bixby who lost five sons on the field of battleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-15989693975549236022014-12-11T22:39:58.185-06:002014-12-11T22:39:58.185-06:00"And it was always said of him, that he knew ..."And it was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!"<br /><br />Charles Dickens<br />A Christmas Carol<br /><br />Debbie Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-16121195449219745432014-12-11T22:27:55.684-06:002014-12-11T22:27:55.684-06:00I'm so glad hmbalison! It is a very fond memo...I'm so glad hmbalison! It is a very fond memory of my early teen years. There are so many kindred spirits who read Donna's wonderful blog. <br /><br />Debbie Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-17967175469084519152014-12-11T22:22:11.088-06:002014-12-11T22:22:11.088-06:00"His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow..."His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead." from James Joyce's "The Dead"Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-6846877323229469732014-12-11T22:17:15.844-06:002014-12-11T22:17:15.844-06:00Music is the science of moving well. — St. Augusti...Music is the science of moving well. — St. Augustine<br /><br />From the composts of our efforts, God brings glory. — N.D. WilsonCarol in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857397650456513967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-50863953010755496342014-12-11T21:17:04.128-06:002014-12-11T21:17:04.128-06:00You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
~Kath...You is kind. You is smart. You is important.<br />~Kathryn Stockett<br /><br />Sarah P. from Iowa<br /><br />I can comment tonight! : pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-74701701829158617622014-12-11T21:14:37.981-06:002014-12-11T21:14:37.981-06:00That book is a favorite in my house!
Sarah P. f...That book is a favorite in my house! <br /><br />Sarah P. from IowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-79879769360149247042014-12-11T20:38:06.613-06:002014-12-11T20:38:06.613-06:00Oops. That reply belonged above on the Christmas M...Oops. That reply belonged above on the Christmas Memory quote. That's what I get for trying to post right before bedtime. :)<br /><br />SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271225.post-27806428940376916582014-12-11T20:36:54.638-06:002014-12-11T20:36:54.638-06:00I LOVE this story. I have a favorite quote I once ...I LOVE this story. I have a favorite quote I once included in Christmas cards, about the whirring of the beaters, etc. I read the story every year at Christmas time. Almost time to do so!<br /><br />Sandy C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com