Coffee and books... of course.
"For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die."
- Anne Lamott
"Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes in it to drain it dry."
- Alvin Price
"
I walked a mile with Pleasure;
She chatted all the way;
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked a mile with Sorrow;
And ne’er a word said she;
But, oh! The things I learned from her,
When Sorrow walked with me.
- Robert Browning Hamilton
"Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."
- Vincent van Gogh
"But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands."
- Daphne du Maurier
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads, but what he rereads."
- François Mauriac
