Quotes: Lulu Guinness

"The key to longevity in terms of style is not U-turns, but subtle reinvention." 

–– Lulu Guinness (b. 1960), British accessories fashion designer 

Source: Living Etc.. October 2009, p. 46.

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 120

Quotes: Ralph Waldo Emerson

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." 

–– Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American philosopher and writer 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 120

Quotes: Norbert Platt

"The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought. This in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium." 

–– Norbert Platt (b. 1951), senior executive in European luxury goods industry & former Montblanc CEO 

Source: Elle Decoration UK, January 2013, p. 15. 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 118

Quotes: Rob Breszny

"Even when you know exactly what you want, it's sometimes crucial for you not to accomplish it too fast. It may be that you need to mature more before you're ready to handle your success. It could be that if you got all of your heart's desire too quickly and easily, you wouldn't develop the vigorous willpower that the quest was meant to help you forge. The importance of good timing can't be underestimated either: In order for you to take full advantage of your dream-come-true, many other factors in your life have to be in place and arranged just so." 

–– Rob Breszny, American astrologer, writer, and musician 

Source: Rob Breszney. Free Will Astrology, Virgo January 10, 2013. View Magazine. January 10-16, 2013, p. 25. 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 92.

Quotes: Georgia O'Keeffe

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life, and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do." 

–– Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986), American artist 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 90

Quotes: Charles Kingsley

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about." 

–– Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), British clergyman, historian, and writer

via: Sketchbook 20, 2013, p. 89 

Quotes: Jeanette Winterson

 "Life has an inside as well as an outside. Consumer culture directs all resources and attention to life on the outside. What happens to the inner life? Art is never a luxury because it stimulates and responds to the inner life. We are badly out of balance. I don't think of art/creativity as a substitute for anything else. I see it as a powerful expression of our humanity –– and on the side of humanity under threat. If we say art is a luxury, we might as well say that being human is a luxury."

–– Jeanette Winterson (b. 1959), British author 

via: Sketchbook 20, 2012, p. 65