“All I wanted was to live a life where I could be me, and be okay with that. I had no need for material possessions, money or even close friends with me on my journey. I never understood people very well anyway, and they never seemed to understand me very well either. All I wanted was my art and the chance to be the creator of my own world, my own reality. I wanted the open road and new beginnings every day.”
― Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps
― Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great Perhaps
“One day,' you said, 'I watched the sunset forty-three times!'
And a little later you added:
'You know, when one is that sad, one can get to love the sunset.'
'Were you that sad, then, on the day of the forty-three sunset?'
But the prince made no answer.”
― The Little Prince
And a little later you added:
'You know, when one is that sad, one can get to love the sunset.'
'Were you that sad, then, on the day of the forty-three sunset?'
But the prince made no answer.”
― The Little Prince
“Wandering flushes a glory that fades with arrival.”
― The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer & Diaries: the Complete Works of J. A. Baker
― The Peregrine: The Hill of Summer & Diaries: the Complete Works of J. A. Baker
“She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.”
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“In my experience, there’s no secret to accomplishing almost any goal worth pursuing.”
― Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
― Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
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