"Quote, Unquote" #7:

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.


Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

-- Albert Einstein

"Quote, Unquote" #6: Science of Heart

If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business, because we’d be cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.

— Ray Bradbury

"Quote, Unquote" #5

"Quote, Unquote" #4: HAPPY

"Quote, Unquote" #3: BE

"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary." 

~ Sir Cecil Beaton

"Quote, Unquote" #2: Peace of Mind

Intoducing: "Quote, Unquote"

Yes, I'm one of those people. I'm always concerned that I'm not crafty (read, educated) enough in the English language to properly communicate my emotional thoughts when writing. Therefore, I'm forever italicizing words, or throwing "quotation marks" around things that don't need them. Further emphasizing my poor skills, no doubt. Hey,  proper intonation is important! And too many commas, way too many.

Don't get me started on the sound bites of  Facebook and Twitter, or the decline of real communication. Oh, there I go again. Anywhoo, something I do love is a good quote! One that inspires or causes me to ponder. It seems I've been stumbling upon some great ones lately, mostly through my spiritually "like minded" friends on Facebook, and I've decided to start sharing them with you, here. The first is from C.S. Lewis. It turns out that not only did he write some great books, he said some pretty amazing things. "Enjoy".

"Quote, Unquote" #1

"Love anything, and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to be sure of keeping your heart intact you must give your heart to no one, not even an animal.  

Wrap it carefully around with hobbies and little luxuries, avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safely in the casket of your selfishness. And in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will not change, it will not be broken. It will become unbreakable, impenetrable and irredeemable. The only place outside of heaven where you can be perfectly safe from the dangers of love is hell."   —C.S. Lewis