Ernestina

“Fay cast a strartled glance at the clock, and sprang up. "Heavens, it's past four! I must fly or Arthur will have a fit. He can't bear unpunctuality. Are you ready?"
"I'm ready," said Dinah, "but I shall dawdle for ten minutes for the good of Arthur's soul.”
― Georgette Heyer, The Unfinished Clue

“Because you were foolish enough to love one place,
now you are homeless, an orphan
in succession of shelters.”
― Louise Glück, Poems, 1962-2012

“Uvědomujete si, přátelé, že celý váš život je stále se zpřesňující definice toho, čím už nikdy nebudete?”
― Ludvík Vaculík, The axe

“it is a serious thing // just to be alive / on this fresh morning / in this broken world.”
― Mary Oliver, Red Bird