[T]he departing world leaves behind… not an heir, but a pregnant widow. – Alexander Ivanovich Herzen, Other Shore Category: Hmmm
Fear is a cloak which old men huddle about their love, as if to keep it warm. – William Wordsworth Category: Hmmm
If only I could leave everything as it is, without moving a single star or a single cloud. Oh, if only I could! – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Hmmm
Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely? – E. C. Bentley Category: News