"And so my days drifted by, a joyous mix of sun worship, escaping from lessons, and the heavy leaden smell of paint." - Laura Shepperson, Phaedra
"Was this my punishment? To live out the reality of my dream and find out that its glittering beauty faded to nothing when I stepped close?" - Jennifer Saint, Ariadne
"The act of seeing is no small thing. To see something is to be possessed by it. Sometimes it carries off a part of you, sometimes it's your whole soul." - Motojirō Kajii, Landscapes of the Heart
"...we knew we were lucky to live there. Or we thought we knew anyway; you can never know how lucky you are to have something until it's taken away." - Laura Shepperson, Phaedra
what did you learn this year ?
Hotel Santa Carina
“And she went into the sea because her core ached and there was no healing.”
May Sarton, from "She Shall Be Called Woman", Selected Poems
"'Look at all the colors,' she said. 'It's like the sky is on fire. Burning up the whole day. Nature has so much power if we just pay attention." - Rebecca Serle, One Italian Summer