Autumn’s fire burns slowly…

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. -Albert Camus (1913 โ€“ 1960) Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. -William Allingham (1824 โ€“ 1889) Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day. -Elizabeth Bowen… Continue reading Autumn’s fire burns slowly…

The first casualty when war comes is truth…

It is not only the living who are killed in war.-Isaac Asimov (1920 โ€“ 1992) War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.-Gilbert Parker (1862 โ€“ 1932) In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.-Winston Churchill (1874 โ€“ 1965) The direct use of force is… Continue reading The first casualty when war comes is truth…

So the darkness shall be the light…

All great and beautiful work has come of first gazing without shrinking into the darkness.-John Ruskin (1819 โ€“ 1900) Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.-Helen Keller (1880 โ€“ 1968) A man must dream a long time in order to act with… Continue reading So the darkness shall be the light…

Memories are like mulligatawny soup…

We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.-Jeremy Irons (b. 1948) Things don't really impress me. Memories impress me. It's not the toys, it's the people.-R. A. Salvatore (b. 1959) Repetition doesn't create memories. New experiences do.-Brian Chesky (b. 1981) Every journey into… Continue reading Memories are like mulligatawny soup…