I named my kitten Rose — fur soft as a petal, claws sharper than thorns. – Astrid Alauda
I enjoy mowing the lawn, it relaxes me. It gets me outdoors, it’s good exercise, the freshly cut grass smells great, and the engine is loud enough that I’m sure no one else can hear my thoughts — or intrude upon them. – Astrid Alauda
Filling your heart with happiness is more profitable than filling your hands with riches. – Astrid Alauda
Television is an anesthetic for the pain of the modern world. – Astrid Alauda
Upon the whole, I am inclined to think that the far greater part, if not all, of those difficulties which have hitherto amused philosophers, and blocked up the way to knowledge, are entirely owing to our selves. That we have first raised a dust, and then complain, we cannot see. – George Berkeley