Cheryl Strayed: (née Nyland; born September 17, 1968). American writer and podcast host. She has written four books: the novel Torch (2006) and the nonfiction books Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (2012), Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) and Brave Enough (2015). Wild, the story of Strayed’s 1995 hike up the Pacific… Lees verder Cheryl Strayed
Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures
Shelby Dersa
Shelby Dersa: American author and coach. Give me a quiet life. One where I can hear the trees rustling in the wind, raindrops on the windows, pages of a book being turned, coffee being brewed, and the heartbeats of the ones I love.
M. J. Rose
M. J. Rose: American bestselling author. raised in New York. You never forget a person who came to you with a torch in the dark.
Shams Tabrizi
Shams-i Tabrīzī: Or Shams al-Din Mohammad (1185–1248). Persian Shafi’ite poet, who is credited as the spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection, in particular Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrīzī. Tradition holds that Shams taught Rumi in seclusion in Konya for a period… Lees verder Shams Tabrizi
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger: ( 9 October 1939 – 30 December 2023). Australian journalist, writer, scholar and documentary filmmaker. From 1962, he was based mainly in Britain. He was also a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York. Pilger was a critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven… Lees verder John Pilger
Todd Stocker
Todd Stocker: Born in Chicago. Lives in Woodbury, Minnesota, USA🇺🇸. American Christian coach, pastor and author. Why does February feel like one big Tuesday?
Philip Henry Savage
Philip Henry Savage: (February 11, 1868 – June 4, 1899). American poet. When February sun shines cold, there comes a day when in the air, the wings of winter slow unfold and show the golden summer there.
Barbara Johnson
Barbara Johnson: (1927-2007). American Christian writer. Violets are God’s apology for February.
Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen: (Garding, 30 November 1817 – Charlottenburg, 1 November 1903). German historian and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1902. If a government cannot govern, it ceases to be legitimate and whoever has the power also has the right to overthrow it.
Billy Connolly
William ‘Billy’ Connolly Jr: (Anderston, Glasgow, 24 November 1942). Scottish comedian, actor, musician and presenter. His nickname is ‘The Big Yin’. I think age is terribly overrated. You’re okay as long as you don’t grow up. By all means grow old, but don’t mature. Remain childlike, retain wonder, the ability to be… Lees verder Billy Connolly