“Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a ripe tree. What the general reader or the critic makes of them is not my concern.” HENRY MILLER, American writer (1891-1980)
Painting: Henry Miller portrait, watercolor by Fabrizio Cassetta. Prints available at fineartamerica.com.
“…what does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and a privilege, not a right.” RAY BRADBURY
Photo: “Busaba” by Ashley Vincent, Grand Prize Winner and Nature Winner in 2012 National Geographic Photo Contest.
A dog jumps into Lake Banyoles in northern Spain.
National Geographic photograph by Tino Soriano
This and other blue images appear in LIFE IN COLOR, a 504-page book of 245 photographs divided into color chapters. The book is available at Amazon.com. To view a range of blue images, visit the National Geographic Blue Gallery.
A person can learn a lot from a dog…Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things — a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.” JOHN GROGAN, author of Marley and Me
“Whatever I do is done out of sheer joy; I drop my fruits like a ripe tree. What the general reader or the critic makes of them is not my concern.” HENRY MILLER, American writer (1891-1980)
Painting: Henry Miller portrait, watercolor by Fabrizio Cassetta. Prints available at fineartamerica.com.
Caption: If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you’re crazy.
CREDIT: New Yorker cartoon by William Haefeli, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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