“Hospitality, or flinging wide the door to friends and wayfarers alike, was once important, back in a world without motels or safety nets, where a friend might find his castle burnt down or a wayfarer find bandits on his trail.” WorldImportantMightDoorsSafetyWideTrailsHospitalityCastlesSafety NetBanditsMotels Book:Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories Source: Wasn't the Grass Greener?: A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories
“The thing to remember is that children are temporary. As soon as they develop a sense of humor and get to be good company, maybe even remember to take the trash out and close the refrigerator door, they pack up their electronic equipment and their clothes, and some of your clothes, and leave in a U-Haul, to return only at Thanksgiving.” ChildrenRememberCompanyDoorsReturnClothesBe GoodTemporarySense Of HumorPacksEquipmentTrashRefrigeratorsHaulGood CompanyU Haul Book:One's Company: Reflections on Living Alone Source: One's Company: Reflections on Living Alone
“The thousands of possible lives that used to spread out in front of me have snapped shut into one, and all I get is what I've got. It's time to pass on the possibilities, all those deliciously half-open doors, to my children, and drive them to the airports, and wish them bon voyage.” LifeChildrenUsedWishHalfDoorsFrontsPossibilitySpreadMy ChildrenAirportsVoyages Author:Barbara Holland
