“Jewell Stewark smiled at me from a billboard, the rain giving her face tears.”
Source: Dying For Revenge
“He . . . took his wedding ring off, as if he had meant to do it while I showered, then put it on the nightstand, as if that was all it took for a married man to become unmarried . . .”
Source: One Night
“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. -Simone Weil”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
“I felt it shelter to speak to you. -Emily Dickinson”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. -William Morris”
Source: The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well
“Hyggelige as the Danes may be, there is one serious drawback to being crazy about candles: the soot. Studies show that lighting just one candle fills the air with more microparticles than traffic in a busy street.
A study undertaken by the Danish Building Research Institute showed that candles shed more particles indoors than either cigarettes or cooking. Despite Denmark being a highly regulated country, we have yet to see warning labels on candles. Nobody messes with the hygge fanatics.”
Source: The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well
“Getting outside in winter is essential. The belief that we can't enjoy ourselves outdoors is largely responsible for the idea that winter is limiting; this perspective makes the world feel out of reach. But this view is erroneous and self-fulfilling. If we remain cooped up, we will feel winter's limitations, and our mood will drop, no matter how hygge we make it inside.”
Source: How to Winter: Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days
“Instead of it being smart to own something, it has become smart to know something.”
Source: Hygge: The Danish Art of Happiness
“L’arte danese dell’hygge consiste nell’assaporare i semplici piaceri quotidiani e godersi i momenti di quiete, mentre lo svedese lagom (pronunciato lah-gom) definisce la scelta di uno stile di vita che ruota attorno a equilibrio, semplicità, rilassatezza e serenità.”
Source: The Little Book of Lagom: How to Balance Your Life the Swedish Way
“Sourdough is basically an edible Tamagotchi.”
Source: The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well