Treme

It may just be the tagline for a tv series that I saw on the side of a telephone booth, but I thought it was beautiful and hopeful.

"Wrap your troubles in dreams."

-Tagline from Treme poster promoting 4/24/11 season premiere

Washington Irving

I've been a little emotional lately and this reminds me that it's ok to feel like that - crying is not just the habit of a silly girl.

"There is a sacredness in tears.  They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.  They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.  They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love."

-Washington Irving

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I strive to be an individual...

"What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?"

-Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Ansel Adams

"There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept."

-Ansel Adams

James Joyce

I like to think I've got a little bit of both, but must admit intellect seems to go nowhere unless it is backed by emotion.

"Men are governed by lines of intellect - women: by curves of emotion."

-James Joyce

Havelock Ellis

If it's real to you, that's all that matters...

"Dreams are real as long as they last.  Can we say more of life?"

-Havelock Ellis

Bella Lewitsky

"To move freely, you must be deeply rooted."

-Bella Lewitsky