August 2, 2018 No Comments
books0977: A Youthful Saint Reading (c.1512-1525). Girolamo da Santacroce (Italian, active 1516; died 1556?. Oil on poplar, transferred from another panel. National Gallery, London. This
books0977: Morella Reading. Boris Anisfeld (Russian, 1879-1973). Oil on canvas. Anisfeld is a lively presence in the contemporary arts, both as a painter and as a
books0977: A Rose (1907). Thomas Anshutz (American, 1851-1912). Oil on canvas. Met. Reflects Anshutz’s simultaneous appreciation of Eakins’s academic rigor and psychological probing and John
godzilla-reads: What is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons? Terry Pratchett
city-of-fiction: ‘If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.’ ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero
5stationary: “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” – Mark Twain
As a child I assumed that when I reached adulthood, I would have grown-up thoughts. David Sedaris, Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls (via quoted-books)