“Food from the platter / Water from the rain / The subject and the matter / I'm going home again / Can't sell a leaf to a tree / Nor the wind to the atmosphere / I know where I am meant to be / And I can't be satisfied here” KnowsI CanMatterHomeWaterTreeSubjectsWindRainSellsSatisfiedAtmosphereMeant To BeLeafsGoing Home Author:Lemn Sissay
“All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times we are invariably minded to forget: the most stern and chilling of mantras, which holds, quite simply, that mankind inhabits this earth subject to geological consent - which can be withdrawn at any time.” HomeEarthRememberForgetSubjectsMankindBrokenBonesJapanConsentChillMantrasPromptsCalmerBroken HomesBroken Bone Author:Simon Winchester
“On the whole, and providing one is in good spirits and feeling reasonably bright, it is not hard to converse for a short space of time on subjects about which one knows little, and it is indeed often amusing to see how cunningly one can steer the conversational barque, hoisting and lowering her sails, tacking this way and that to avoid reefs, and finally racing feverishly for home with the outboard engine making a loud and cheerful noise.” KnowsWayLittlesHardWholeFeelingsHomeSpiritSpaceSubjectsConversationNoiseLoudRacingEnginesProvidingSailCheerfulAmusingSteersConversesReefs Author:Virginia Graham
“We have higher quality conversations in restaurants than at home. It's as though we rise to the occasion by selecting worthwhile, less mundane subjects to discuss when eating out, just as we dress more carefully.” HomeQualitySubjectsHigherConversationEatingDressesOccasionsRestaurantsWorthwhileMundaneEating Out Book:Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life Source: Eating My Words: An Appetite for Life
“I'm lucky that my real-life Mom has both a great sense of humor about herself and an amazing ability to slip into complete denial if the subject matter gets a little too close to home.” IfsLittlesRealMatterHomeHumorAbilitySubjectsMomLuckyReal LifeDenialSense Of HumorSlipsSubject Matter Author:Cathy Guisewite