cartas de amor

I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his Works respectfully quoted by other learned Authors. ~Benjamin Franklin, "Preface," Poor Richard Improved, wording verified by Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations



To withdraw myself from myself has ever been my sole, my entire, my sincere motive in scribbling at all. ~Lord Byron



Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. ~Thomas Babington Macaulay



I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests. ~Pablo Neruda, quoted in Wall Street Journal,, 14 November 1985



Where does the white go when the snow melts? ~Author Unknown



Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden, 1854



I just hope God does not get bored of dreaming me. ~Author Unknown



If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone. ~Robert Fulghum



Whatever you do they will love you; even if they don't love you they are connected to you till you die. You can be boring and tedious with sisters, whereas you have to put on a good face with friends. ~Deborah Moggach



You do not have the right to quit trying. (The universe wobbles when you do.) You have the right to quit Toxic People. (They're contagious.) ~Dr. SunWolf



Give a woman a job and she grows balls. ~Jack Gelber



There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. ~Beverly Sills



It is impossible to believe that the same God who permitted His own son to die a bachelor regards celibacy as an actual sin. ~H.L. Mencken



I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~Colonel Potter, M*A*S*H



For people allergic to wool, one's heart can only bleed. ~Elizabeth Zimmerman



I am the fellow citizen of every being that thinks; my country is Truth. ~Alphonse de Lamartine, "Marseillaise of Peace," 1841



Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons. ~Al Hirschfeld



Republicans are against abortion until their daughters need one, Democrats are for abortion until their daughter wants one. ~Grace McGarvie



I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off. ~Jack Paar



Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned. ~Author Unknown