Quoteworthy

“It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.” 
-Vladimir Nabokov 1899-1977















Now Playing: "Video Games" by Lana Del Rey
*I admit that this is one of my favorite songs of the past few years.

Quoteworthy

"Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things: air, sleep, dreams, sea, the sky- all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it."
-Cesare Pavese 1908-1950














Now Playing: "Let Her Go" by Peer Kusiv (Passenger Remix)

Quoteworthy

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
-W.B. Yeats 1865-1939











Now Playing: "Come A Little Closer" by Cage The Elephant

Quoteworthy

"The unreal is more powerful than the real. Because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it. Because it's only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that last. Stone crumbles. Wood rots. People, well, they die. But things as fragile as a thought, a dream, a legend, they can go on and on."
-Chuck Palahniuk













Now Playing: "Magic Light" by Wampire
*One of my favorite and most-played songs of the year.

Quoteworthy

“For these beings, fall is ever the normal season, the only weather, there be no choice beyond. Where do they come from? The dust. Where do they go? The grave. Does blood stir their veins? No: the night wind. What ticks in their head? The worm. What speaks from their mouth? The toad. What sees from their eye? The snake. What hears with their ear? The abyss between the stars. They sift the human storm for souls, eat flesh of reason, fill tombs with sinners. They frenzy forth.... Such are the autumn people.” 
-Ray Bradbury 1920-2012











Now Playing: "I Summon You" by Spoon

Quoteworthy

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.” 
-Thích Nhất Hạnh







Now Playing: "Strange Magic" by Electric Light Orchestra

Quoteworthy

"It's an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater lustre to our colors, a richer resonance to our words."
-Anne Rice








Now Playing: "There's A Sadness In My Heart" by Legs
*Great song for the month!

Quoteworthy

“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man ... a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination.” 
-Rod Serling 1924-1975














Now Playing: "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)" by The Temptations
*This is one of the earliest songs I remember listening to. 

Quoteworthy

"We know little of the things for which we pray."
-Geoffrey Chaucer 1343-1400











Now Playing: "The Letter" by The Box Tops

Quoteworthy: Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994

Now Playing: "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths

Quoteworthy

“It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.” 
-Nick Hornby









Now Playing: "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
*I like to sing "Krista, Krista" because I'm a lyrical purist and all.

Quoteworthy: Dorothy Parker 1893-1967

Now Playing: Coast to Coast AM

*EVPs!

Quoteworthy

"A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
-Saul Bellow 1915-2005















Now Playing: "The Fall" by Rhye

Quoteworthy

"Never put your faith in a Prince. When you you require a miracle, trust in a Witch."
 -Catherynne M. Valente


I received this quote inside my October Julep Maven "It Girl" box. It really spoke to me so I thought I'd share.












Now Playing: "Inside of Love" by Nada Surf

Quoteworthy

"If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful in your life."
-Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 1929-1994



















Now Playing: "Mama Said" by The Shirelles

Quoteworthy

"A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities."
-J.R.R. Tolkien 1892-1973
















Now Playing: "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths

Luxe Living: Home Libraries

Neil Gaiman



Diane Von Furstenberg



Oprah Winfrey

Karl Lagerfeld

Diane Keaton

Keith Richards

Reed Krakoff

Jane Fonda

Rod Stewart

Woody Allen

As an aspiring author, lover of books and collector of beautiful things, I can't help but admire these impressive libraries! I hope to someday have a place in my home that's dedicated to storing and showcasing my own collection.

Now Playing: "Runaway" by The National

Quoteworthy

“A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”

-Madeleine L'Engle, 1918-2007










Now Playing: "Superstar" by Lupe Fiasco
*Immediately places me back in college at Fall Fest 2008

Traffic Signals

I'm one of those people who reads deeply into things. If I'm in traffic, I always read vanity plates or notice what college decal is displayed on the back of someone's car. Tonight, I noticed this Biblical passage on a tractor trailer. It jumped out at me because it was from Romans:

After contemplating its meaning, I glanced to my right and noticed the license plate on the car next to the semi. The plate had St. John written on it. I'm Catholic but admittedly haven't been to church in a long time. I don't agree with a lot of what the church promotes but at the end of the day, it is my religion. I consider myself to be spiritual. I went to Catholic school from K-12, so Catholicism is a part of who I am. When I got home, I looked up what St. John is the patron of...

It turns out, St. John is the patron saint of writers and authors. As someone who has a lot of ambition but seems to be stagnant at the ripe old age of 25, I couldn't help but to take some inspiration from seeing these "traffic signals". I often pray to St. Anthony of Padua and St. Therese of Lisieux. Over the years, I have been no less than amazed at the power their prayers have given me. St. Anthony has found EVERYTHING I have ever prayed to him to help me find... usually in a matter of minutes or even seconds. St. Therese has given me a lot of strength and will power. I will be sure to say some devotions to St. John for motivation and encouragement to help me succeed in my professional goals as a writer.

Saint John the Apostle

Now Playing: "Remember Our Heart" by Alexander

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris is one of the authors that I admire the most. He has such an incredible sense of humor and writing ability. I'm inspired by his books but I've never purchased any of his audiobooks.

I was thrifting last night and excitedly stumbled upon Me Talk Pretty One Day on CD. Of course, I picked it up. Brilliant material.








Now Playing: "Disarm" by The Smashing Pumpkins