Jane Austen

Jane Austen: (Steventon, 16 December 1775 – Winchester, 18 July 1817). Prominent English novelist whose work is now part of the Western literary canon. The form and dramatic content of her fiction are a stark contrast to the reclusive life she led in reality. Her realism, biting social commentary and her use of free indirect… Lees verder Jane Austen

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon: 1st Viscount of St Albans. (Strand (London), 22 January 1561 – Highgate, 9 April 1626) English philosopher, statesman, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He was also called Lord Verulam. He became Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although he fell into disfavour politically in 1621, he still remained… Lees verder Francis Bacon

Phil Bosmans

Phil Bosmans: (Gruitrode, 1 juli 1922 – Mortsel, 17 januari 2012). Belgisch pater en schrijver. Jaloersheid is dat ‘ knagende gevoel’ dat niet alleen in het huwelijk zoveel verwoest, maar ook in het gewone dagelijks verkeer van mensen alle vreugde en elke vriendschap bederft. Het geluk van een kind begint in het hart van de… Lees verder Phil Bosmans

Courtney Peppernell

Home is sometimes coming back to yourself. When all has been forgotten and you feel lost. It is the moment you realize darkness holds as much beauty as light. When you remember the feeling of bare hands in snow, the first smell of spring, and the importance of letting kind people in. Home is rising… Lees verder Courtney Peppernell

Courtney Peppernell

Thuis is soms weer bij jezelf terug komen. Als alles is vergeten en je je verloren voelt. Het is het moment waarop je je realiseert dat duisternis evenveel schoonheid bevat als licht. Als je je het gevoel herinnert van blote handen in de sneeuw, de eerste geur van de lente en het belang van het… Lees verder Courtney Peppernell

Patrick Mundus

Never confuse education with intelligence, nor intelligence with wisdom. You can look for bright spots. Even better is to be one yourself… Nobody is perfect. But you can always be perfectly yourself. The Source of all Love lives in your Heart. It’s that simple. The cause of your suffering is in your head because your… Lees verder Patrick Mundus

Harriet Lerner

Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.

Harriet Lerner

Alleen door onze verbondenheid met anderen kunnen we onszelf echt leren kennen en verbeteren. En alleen door aan onszelf te werken, kunnen we onze verbondenheid met anderen beginnen te versterken.

Faith Baldwin

Faith Baldwin: (October 1, 1893 – March 18, 1978). American writer of romance novels and other forms of fiction, often concentrating on women characters juggling career and family. The New York Times wrote that her books had “never a pretense at literary significance” and were popular because they “enabled lonely working people, young and old,… Lees verder Faith Baldwin