Words to live by: Robert Louis Stevenson

It’s been a little while since I’ve done a Words to live by post, but I recently found this Robert Louis Stevenson quote and it completely bewitched me. It evokes the spirit of true connection with our lives and the world around us. It conjures memories of travel and adventures and the anticipation of living as… Continue reading Words to live by: Robert Louis Stevenson

Words to live by: Eleanor Roosevelt

I read You Learn by Living by Eleanor Roosevelt during Saturday’s Readathon. By the end, my copy was covered in circles and star marks, highlighting quotes and passages that especially resonated with me. Her advice isn’t particularly unique, but her eloquence in expressing her beliefs and her enthusiasm & energy towards living her best life… Continue reading Words to live by: Eleanor Roosevelt

Words to live by: Henry David Thoreau

I read Walden for the first time in college, for a course that turned out to be my favorite class I’ve ever taken: United States Intellectual History. We studied American history through the writing of the country’s brightest and most important authors. We read the Lincoln-Douglas debates. We read James Madison. We read Walden, Tobacco… Continue reading Words to live by: Henry David Thoreau

Words to live by: L.M. Montgomery

In honor of Valentine’s Day eve, this week’s quote is in celebration of my favorite literary couple of all time: Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe. It’s from the third book in the extraordinarily lovely Anne series, Anne of the Island. Unlike a Jane Austen novel or a Shakespeare comedy, L.M. Montgomery didn’t end the story at… Continue reading Words to live by: L.M. Montgomery

Words to live by: Anne Frank

The Guardian posted 1o beautiful quotes from Diary of a Young Girl to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. I love the quotes they selected for the article, and thought I’d share one more – one of my favorites from her diary. To me, it’s a somber reminder to appreciate all the small wonderful things in our… Continue reading Words to live by: Anne Frank

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