umbrellas
I collect quotes, from books that I have read, on umbrellas. It would seem that I am not alone with my obsession with umbrellas [and what they can symbolise] … Continue reading umbrellas
Tag: quotes
“rock that is older than thought”
In today’s Herald, Rab McNeill shares the wonder of reading previously unpublished poems by Nan Shepherd and how this inspired him to add a line from one of these poems … Continue reading “rock that is older than thought”
F I N D I N G S
‘FINDINGS’ by Kathleen Jamie is a book that you should read. Kathleen’s way of seeing wowed John Berger. No wonder. Here are some of my favourite findings from FINDINGS: … Continue reading F I N D I N G S
‘The singing returned or it had never stopped’
A few selected quotes from “Now We Shall Be Entirely Free” by Andrew Miller:
‘How the World Thinks’
For my birthday, my son Andrew gave me ‘How the World Thinks’ by Julian Baggini. . The recent series of Hole Ousia posts have shared extracts [with images provided by … Continue reading ‘How the World Thinks’
Vintage Cervantes
I have recently read Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes. It is a wonderful book and has, like all good books, a lot to ‘say’ for today. I am going … Continue reading Vintage Cervantes
an Age like this
George Orwell in ‘1984’
A room with a view
A few selected passages or sentences from ‘A room with a view’ by E M Forster: