Olga

“But to me, writing books is a way to earn a living in my pajamas.”
― Kingsolver Barbara

“Yucatan" - that word means: "I do not understand you". (page 390 Lacune)”
― Kingsolver Barbara

“It must be good to die in the knowledge that one has done some truthful work and to know that, as a result, one will live on in the memory of at least a few, and leave a good example for those who come after. A work that is good may not last for ever, but the thought expressed by it will. And the work itself will surely survive for a very long time. And those who come later can do no better than follow in the footsteps of such predecessors and copy their example."
"The Letters of Vincent van Gogh" (Amsterdam, 3 March 1878)”
― Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh

“But it was a mistake to go through life trying to interfere in things that were beyond your control, or which were going to happen anyway, no matter what you do. A certain amount of acceptance -which wasn’t the same thing as cowardice, or indifference -was necessary or you would spend your life burning up with annoyance and rage.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party