The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. François de La Rochefoucauld, a French author....
Many years ago I read the wonderful Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear. My interests lay at that point primarily in the field of Literature, so I never looked at those five-liners from the point of ethno...
It’s been nearly two years that I have had a soft spot for Paul Arden. An advertiser but also an amazingly clever man with a great sense of humour, he was able to convey his ideas on some very c...
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. Jacques Prévert, a French poet and writer....
I don’t subscribe to patriarchy, and I don’t think it should be substituted with matriarchy. I think it’s a question of equitable access, and opening doors to all sorts of things. To...
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself. Anais Nin, a French-Cuban author....
Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author....
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade wind...
One will surely understand what I consider to be the function of poetry. It is to nourish the spirit of man by giving him the cosmos to suckle. Francis Ponge, a French essayist and poet....
There is only one reason for literature to exist, to save those who write it from the tedium of living. J. K. Hyusmans, the French author...