Quotes: Tove Jansson

"A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he's never expected." 

–– Tove Jansson (1914-2001), Finnish writer, artist, painter

Source: Beata Heuman. Every Room Should Sing. New York: Rizzoli, 2021; p. 55. 

via: Sketchbook 33, 2023, p. 56. 

Quotes: Tom Waits

"We are buried underneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness." 

–– Tom Waits (b. 1949), American musician, composer, singer-songwriter, actor 

Source: Tom Waits. True Confessions. 2008.

Quotes: Christiana Figueres

"Any experience, any interaction, anything can be mundane. And anything can be spiritual. The very same interaction, the very same experience can be either mundane or spiritual. The only difference between the two is how I live it. What quality of presence do I bring to it? Mindsets lead to narratives, lead to action, and above all, that every single action of ours carries our signature." 

–– Christiana Figueres (b. 1956), Costa Rican diplomat 

Source: The Marginalian, November 13, 2023.

Quotes: Alice Munro

"To be a femme fatale you don't have to be slinky and sensuous and disastrously beautiful, you just have to have the will to disturb." 

–– Alice Munro (1931-2024), Canadian short-story writer

Quotes: James Bridle

"Intelligence is not something which exists but something one does..." 

–– James Bridle (b. 1980), British artist, writer and publisher 

Source: Austin Kleon newsletter

Quotes: David Usher

"You have to risk a little crazy if you ever hope to escape the gravitational pull of the ordinary."

–– David Usher (b. 1966), British-born Canadian musician, author, and public speaker 

Source: David Usher. Let the Elephants Run., p. 83. 

via: Striped notebook, 2016, p. 4. 

Quotes: Augustine of Hippo

"To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation." 

–– Augustine of Hippo (354-430), North African Roman Catholic theologian, philosopher and saint 

Source: Thomas King. Double Eagle. 2023. p. 32