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Quote by John Gunther

“Live while you live, then die and be done with.”

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John Gunther was an American journalist renowned for his coverage of the European war front. His work, 'Inside Europe,' chronicled his personal experiences and observations during World War II, becoming a classic. more

“I stood looking down through the beech trees. When I threw a stone I could count to five before the splash. Then I jumped in a rush of gold to the head, through black and cold, red and cold, brown and warm, giving water the weight and size of myself in order to imagine it, water with my bones, water with my mouth and my understanding. When my body was in some way a wave to swim in, one continuous fin from head to tail, I steered through rapids like a canoe, digging my hands in, keeping just ahead of the river.”

Way Giving Body Hands Order Understanding Black Water Five Imagine Tree Cold Mouths Red Rivers Stones Gold Weight Size Wave Warm Bones Brown Swim Tails Rapids Digging Looking Down Fins

Author:Alice Oswald

“I will not let the non-knitters of the world decide how normal I am.”

World Normal Knitters

Book:At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“It's only knitting and it's one of the few times in your life when there are no bad consequences to a mistake.”

Mistake Consequence Knitting

Book:Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks

Source: Knitting Rules!: The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks

“Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.”

Moments Mad Edges Bored Starks Knitting Boon

Book:At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“It took me years and years of trial efforts to work out that there is absolutely no knitting triumph I can achieve that my husband will think is worth being woken up for.”

Thinking Years I Can Effort Achieve Husband Work Out Trials Triumph My Husband Knitting Sewing Needlework

Book:At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

Source: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

“You don't knit because you are patient. You are patient because you knit”

Patient

Author:Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

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