quotations i love

Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious; both are disappointed. -Oscar Wilde

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. -Mark Twain

(When asked what he would like his epitaph to read) "on the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia" W.C. Fields

The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me - George Bernard Shaw

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. - Wilde

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like and do what you'd rather not. -Twain

big dipper days

i am in sicily, alaska. ok, i'm not (since no such place exists, but it feels like it). i saw four moose today; amazing creatures... alaska is breathtaking and i am sad to leave. it's weird how i each new adventure is approached with inevitable apprehension, but i always love wherever i go. always. i love that feeling. i think i leave just to challenge myself; challenge the little ceil-eyed girl who couldn't even spend the night anywhere, and here i am. hangin' out with the moose.

i wish i were smarter. i want to be able to articulate everything that goes on in my brain, but it does not always work. i wish i could spit out random facts and quotes like t.s. eliot ("only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ) or c.s. lewis or someone else with initials for a first name.

so tonight, alone and miles from home, i am thankful for being here, now.

"i'm no great prophet

it's no great matter

i've seen the moment of my greatness flicker

as the eternal footmen hold my coat and snicker

in short, i was afraid"

mlae 9.12.04 <><