by Lisa Azarmi | Mar 18, 2022 | BOOKS, READING
“Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.”Ben Okri Tavik Frantisek Simon – Vilma Reading on a Sofa, 1912.
by Lisa Azarmi | Feb 6, 2022 | BOOKS
“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”Alberto Mánguel John Singer Sargent -Girl Reading by a Stream, 1888.
by Lisa Azarmi | Dec 18, 2021 | BOOKS, CHILDREN, CHILDRENS STORY BOOK, CLASSIC LITERATURE
“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).” Lewis Carroll – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass, 1865. Catrin Welz Stein – Hello Alice.
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 8, 2021 | BOOKS, CALM
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers.” Charles W. Eliot Christian Krohg – Oda with Lamp, 1852 – 1925.
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 6, 2021 | BOOKS, CALM, CAT, NUDES
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” Oscar Wilde – The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1890. Paul Landacre – Sultry Days,1935.
by Lisa Azarmi | Oct 1, 2021 | ACCEPTANCE, ANIMALS, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOOKS, CHILD PORTRAIT, CHILDREN, CHILDRENS STORY BOOK, CLASSIC LITERATURE, COURAGE, ENDURANCE, ETERNAL LOVE, FEARLESS, FEELINGS, FREEDOM, GENTLENESS, HEART, HONESTY, HOPE, ILLUSTRATION, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, KINDNESS, LIFE PATH, MOTIVATIONAL, PATIENCE, SELF LOVE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, WELLBEING
“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose...
