Julie Caplin > Quotes

“Food needs to be made with love. Everything tastes better when it’s made with love.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“Being a teacher seemed to involve carting around an awful lot of stuff.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“She puts on a great front, a bit like you, but there’s something that isn’t right. She’s almost too happy. Too upbeat. Being positive to hide the truth.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“Wabi Sabi.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Teashop in Tokyo

“Every communication tool under the sun and none of you seem able to talk to each other.”
― Julie Caplin, The Secret Cove in Croatia

“„Lidi tu něco vytvořili. A co odkážu světu já? Člověk si tady uvědomí svou vlastní nicotnost, smrtelnost a… to, jak jsme ve velkém měřítku věcí zanedbatelní.“
„Napadlo mě něco podobného, ale ne to, že jsme nicotní. Spíš jak jsou naše problémy ve srovnání s tak bohatou historickou zkušeností nicotné. Vzpomínám si, jak mi maminka říkávala, že bychom měli žít naplno, protože jsme na tomhle světě jen krátce.”
― Julie Caplin, A Little Place in Prague

“Then with some amazing wisdom that sprang from who knew where, I said, ‘The great thing about mistakes is you can put them right.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“Věci nemůžeme změnit, musíme je řešit.”
― Julie Caplin, A Little Place in Prague

“Funny isn’t it, how you put up with stuff. And then the minute you actually think about it … and start doing stuff, your whole outlook changes,”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“No one else existed. His kilt flared at the knee as he moved and the white linen shirt gaped, revealing a smooth, broad chest. Her mouth went dry as all her Jamie Fraser fantasies turned into dust at the sight of Ross’s brawny shoulders and strong neck.”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“It was somehow soothing to be surrounded by nice things. I didn’t hanker after owning them all. I didn’t want to buy many things (OK a few) but it was somehow balm to the soul to be surrounded by things of beauty, of style, of taste.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“Sometimes being scared is good. It makes you more careful.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“Land belonged to everyone, didn’t it, as well as the creatures that roamed over it? For her, owning it seemed a human arrogance, the idea of stewardship felt much better. A privilege that she would never take for granted.”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“It was somehow balm to the soul to be surrounded by things of beauty, of style, of taste. It was the Danish equivalent of stopping to smell the roses.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“PR people?’ He spat the P out and groaned the R.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“She leaned in and kissed him. The sword fell to the floor with a clatter as he slipped his arms around her and hauled her against his big, hard body. Who needed Jamie Fraser when you had your very own Ross Strathallan?”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“Wabi Sabi,' murmured Haruka. 'It is part of Japanese culture. It is an appreciation of things that aren't perfect or finished, and that is their attraction. It's accepting the value of things - an old pot, an old person - and understanding that those things have wisdom, that they have seen things. They have value in being.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Teashop in Tokyo

“am starving and quite honestly, I can’t face that bloody room service menu again.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Paris Patisserie

“A přesto o něj přišla. Protože se snažila pojistit proti ztrátě ještě předtím, než k ní došlo.”
― Julie Caplin, A Little Place in Prague

“What would it be like to have that wholehearted connection with another person? To have someone that cared that much about you? Was it weak to want someone to look out for you occasionally?”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“she bustled into the”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Paris Patisserie

“Nikdy si neříkejte, že zítra je taky den a že to zvládnete později. Dělejte všechno hned, jak můžete, nic neodkládejte.”
― Julie Caplin, A Little Place in Prague

“So fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will luve thee still, my dear, Til a’ the seas gang dry.”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“Život je příliš krátký, než abyste ho promarnila a neviděla toho co nejvíc, dokud ještě můžete”
― Julie Caplin, A Little Place in Prague

“She was rather like a demanding Persian cat, completely self-contained and aloof when it came to food, expecting it to be left out for her, but if it wasn’t fresh enough when she finally deigned to eat it, she’d turn her nose up.”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“It’s the Danish way. It’s been psychologically proven that looking at something beautiful makes people happier. That’s why as a nation we are so keen on our design.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Café in Copenhagen

“The repair was obvious, outlined in a vein of gold which highlighted the defect rather than hiding it. ....'We value the old, so we repair things, but we embrace the repair. This is kintsugi; it celebrates the imperfection. The blemish is celebrated, made in gold because beauty is found in the uniqueness of its imperfection. An old face is lined with years of happiness, sorrow and achievement but those lines have been earned. Wabi Sabi is to value the imperfections because they are a reflection of our reality.”
― Julie Caplin, The Little Teashop in Tokyo

“Don’t you worry that she’s like Icarus, she’ll fly too close to the sun one day?’ Graham laughed again. ‘But, son, she can fly.”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland

“Meanwhile, Xanthe prattled on about the evening for the whole ride home, reminding Izzy horribly of a post-ball Mrs Bennet.”
― Julie Caplin, The Christmas Castle in Scotland