Set out from any point. They are all alike. They all lead to a point of departure. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of native trees – just generally doing gardening, putting plants in and hedges in. It takes quite a lot of time and I love it. – Sean Bean
There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard. – Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), translated from French
