“Dost bin ise azdir;
Dusman bir ise coktur.
One thousand friends are too little,
One enemy is too many.”
~Turkish Proverb

“One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one.”
~Agatha Christie

“Ewaikahi ka pono i manalo.
It is well to be united in thought, that all men have peace.”
~Hawaiian proverb

“Choose
The single clenched fist lifted and ready,
Or the open hand held out and waiting.
Choose:
For we meet by one or the other.”
~Carl Sandburg

“La gracia no es vivir,
la gracia es saber vivir.
The blessing is not in living,
but in knowing how to live.”
~ Mexican-American proverb

“First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.”
~Spinoza

“El respeto al derecho ajeno
es la paz.”
Respect for the rights of another,
that is peace.”
~Mexican-American proverb

“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.”
~Anton Chekhov

“Zarreh, zarreh, jam garadad
vangahi darya shavad.
Drops that gather one by one
finally become a sea.”
~Persian proverb

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I’m heading out to a school to try to paint some pictures with words. I’ll be regaling elementary school students with folk tales and fairy tales. There will be long breaks between sessions, and it will be difficult to keep up my energy for the full day (because I’m no spring chicken, anymore!). But, it will be worth it just to watch the expressions on the faces of those children as they get carried away by their imaginations.

Since performances are in the library, I’m never bored while waiting for the next class to visit. I flip through books and scribble notes to myself on my calendar. I can never find what I’m supposed to actually be doing on any given day in my calendar, because of all that “henscratching.” That’s how my Daddy used to describe my handwriting. As a calendar, this book is worthless; but for ideas to ponder it is a gold mine.

Last week, I jotted down this quote:

“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.
Jane Howard, “Families”

For those of you who visit regularly, the ones who drop in now and again, for those of you I visit, and those who have just found this site:

Thanks for being part of my “clan.” I love getting to read your stories—-the pictures you paint with your words. I’ll catch up with you this evening.
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P.S. If you don’t tell me you were here, how can I find you? I don’t mind if you lurk; I do that sometimes, too. But, if you are of a mind to do so you can leave a comment and then I can come and visit.

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THIRTEEN OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES —ALL UTTERED BY WOMEN: Follow the links to learn more about them. I hope you enjoy. Have you got a favorite quote? It doesn’t have to be by a woman. Leave it for me in the comments so we can all share. Have a great Thursday. “What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” Colette “I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.”Dolly Parton “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” Lucille Ball “When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It’s a whole different way of thinking.” Elayne Boosler “Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?”Fanny Brice “I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.” Ellen DeGeneres “Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly. “Lauren Bacall “Just think of all those women on the Titanic who said, “No, thank you,” to dessert that night. And for what!” Erma Bombeck “I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.” Molly Ivins “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” Dorothy Parker “A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” Maya Angelou “Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.” Coco Chanel “If the world were a logical place, men would ride side saddle.” Rita Mae Brown Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)

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