“This morning, the sun endures past dawn. I realise that it is August—the summer’s last stand.”
~ Sara Baume (b. 1984)
August
life
April
“Spring will come and so will happiness. Hold on. Life will get warmer.”
— Anita Krizzan (b. January 26, 1966)
J. R. R. Tolkien
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
―J.R.R. Tolkien (b. Jan. 3, 1892 – d. Sept. 2, 1973), The Fellowship of the Ring
Joyce Carol Oates
“It’s where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we really are.”
~ Joyce Carol Oates (b. June 16, 1938)
Joan Didion
“Do not whine… Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.”
Joan Didion (b. December 5, 1934 – d. December 23, 2021)
The Secret Garden
“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. November 1849 – d. October 1924)
Bette Davis
“This has always been a motto of mine:
Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.”
Bette Davis (b. 1908 – d. 1989)
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