Categorie: English proverbs and sayings in pictures

Robert Pettit: American poet. Philadephia, Pennsylvania, USA. The cold is coming. December’s winter solstice. Start of the season.

Sarah Kay: (born New York, USA, June 19, 1988). American poet. Known for her spoken word poetry, Kay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E. (founded 2004), a group dedicated to using spoken word as an educational and inspirational tool. It is December, and nobody asked if I was ready.

Robert Adams Gottlieb: (April 29, 1931 – June 14, 2023). American writer and editor. He was the editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf, and The New Yorker. When December comes, can ‘The Nutcracker’ be far behind? No, it can’t—not in America, anyway. An editor has to be selfless, and yet has also to… Lees verder Robert Gottlieb

Kurt Vonnegut Jr: (Indianapolis (Indiana), 11 November 1922 – New York, 11 April 2007) was an American writer and painter. Vonnegut was born the youngest of three children. His father Kurt Sr. was an architect, and his mother Edith came from a wealthy brewing family. Vonnegut studied at Cornell University, where Thomas Pynchon also studied.… Lees verder Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow.

If you don’t sow in spring, you won’t harvest in autumn. May you get to Heaven a half hour before the Devil knows you’re dead. A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything. A bird cannot fly with one wing. When we drink, we get drunk. When we get… Lees verder Irish proverbs and sayings

Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible God and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he’s destroying is this God he’s worshipping.

But we shared a moment that will last ’til the end, you’re beautiful.

John Keats: (London, 31 October 1795 – Rome, 23 February 1821). English poet of the Romantic era. He led a short but intense life and is counted among the most important poets of his generation. During his lifetime, the importance of his work was not always recognised and his poetry was highly criticised, including by… Lees verder John Keats

They may not have loved you, but they did change you. They taught you. They grew you.