“This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realize that it is August: the summer’s last stand.”
˜Sara Baume, Irish novelist (b. 1984)
Embracing the Last Days of Summer
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F. Scott Fitzgerald on Summer’s New Beginnings
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
˜F. Scott Fitzgerald (b. September 24, 1896 – d. December 21, 1940), The Great Gatsby
June Musings: The Joy of Imaginative Reading
“When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well as reading it—or rather, it is like living it.
It makes reading so much more exciting, but I don’t suppose many people try to do it.”
˜ Dodie Smith (b. 3 May 1896 – d. 24 November 1990), I Capture the Castle
Emily Dickinson’s Wisdom on Growth and Patience
“May teaches us that growth comes after patience.”
˜ Emily Dickinson (b. December 10, 1830 – d. May 15, 1886)
Spring is here!
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”…
“It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
˜Frances Hodgson Burnett (b. 24 November 1849 – d. 29 October 1924), The Secret Garden
March Reflections: Remembering Louisa May Alcott
“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”
˜Louisa May Alcott (b. November 29, 1832 – d. March 6, 1888), Little Women
The Power of Love: Stronger Than Anything
“Love is the strongest thing in the world, you know. Nothing can touch it. Nothing comes close.
If we love each other we’re safe from it all. Love is the biggest thing there is.”
~ David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars
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