Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Siegfried Emanuel van Praag: (Amsterdam, 8 August 1899 – Brussels, 16 March 2002) Dutch writer. He was the son of a Jewish diamond merchant and became a secondary school French teacher. In 1925, he published his first novel, the first of some sixty books. In the same year, he married the journalist Hilda Sanders. In… Lees verder Siegfried Emanuel van Praag

Choose to be happy. Choose to see things positively. Every decision we make is one we cannot get back, so choose wisely. Life truly is what you make of it. When you think you’re struggling, remember that you’re actually growing.

Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust: (Auteuil (now part of Paris), 10 July 1871 – Paris, 18 November 1922) French intellectual, novelist, essayist and critic. Ah, in those earliest days of love, how naturally the kisses spring into life! So closely, in their profusion, do they crowd together that lovers would find it as hard… Lees verder Marcel Proust

Heidi Thomas: (August 13, 1962, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK)) British screenwriter, playwright, and producer best known for creating and writing the BBC period drama series “Call the Midwife.” She has also adapted several classic literary works for television, notably the award-winning BBC adaptations of “Cranford,” “Upstairs Downstairs,” “Little Women,” and “Ballet Shoes.” The month of… Lees verder Heidi Thomas

Stephen Edwin King: (Portland, Maine, 21 September 1947). Pseudonyms: Richard Bachman / John Swithen / Beryl Evans. Nickname: King of Horror. American author of horror and science fiction stories and thrillers, among others. His books appear on lists of best-selling books, both fiction and non-fiction. Friends don’t spy; true friendship is about privacy, too. High… Lees verder Stephen King

Ellen Jackson: American writer of novels and children’s books. May can be a month of sneezing, itchy eyes, and runny noses. By May, most of the harshness of winter has passed. The sky is bright, and warm sunshine filters through the new leaves on the trees.

H. Peter Loewer: American writer, graphic artist, photographer, and botanical illustrator who deals with books on natural history, gardening, great gardeners, and science for children. May and June, soft syllables, gentle names for the two best months in the garden year. Cool, misty mornings gently burned away with a warming spring sun, followed by breezy… Lees verder H. Peter Loewer

Vera Mary Brittain: (Newcastle-under-Lyme, 29 December 1893 – Wimbledon (London), 29 March 1970). British writer, feminist and pacifist. She was best known as the author of the 1933 biographical book Testament of Youth. This book is about her experiences during World War I and the beginning of her path to pacifism. I thought that spring… Lees verder Vera Brittain

Richard Barnfield: (baptized 29 June 1574 – 1620). English poet. His relationship with William Shakespeare has long made him interesting to scholars. It has been suggested that he was the “rival poet” mentioned in Shakespeare’s sonnets. As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a… Lees verder Richard Barnfield

Lillian Berliner: Hungarian writer. May is the most beautiful month of the year, a month alive with warm color. The flowers and trees are in full bloom, and even the sun joins this rhapsody be emitting warmer rays.