“The stars were my best friends. The air was full of legends and phantoms, full of mythical and fair-tale creatures, which suddenly flew away over the roof, so that one was at one with the firmament.” StarsMagicAirCreaturesTalesFairyLegendsFairy TaleRoofMy Best FriendFlewPhantomsFirmament Author:Marc Chagall
“I have never loved Fortune, even when she seemed most to love me. I never considered her treasures mine, neither her money, nor her office nor her influence. Her theft of these things, therefore. has taken away nothing of my own. Mother, my roof is the stars. My house is human goodness. My body is clothed. My stomach is full. And the thirstier part of me, my soul, drinks gladly from the pool of my books.So much for me. I am just fine.” HumansBookSoulBodyMotherHouseStarsMy OwnTakenInfluenceMinesFineDrinkGoodnessOfficeFortuneTreasureMy SoulStomachPoolRoofTheft Author:Walter Wangerin
“The other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, 'Where the hell is my roof?” LyingNightStarsHellBedRoof Author:Steven Wright
“About five years ago I saw a mockingbird make a straight vertical descent from the roof gutter of a four-story building. It was an act as careless and spontaneous as the curl of a stem or the kindling of a star.” YearsStoriesStarsFiveSawsFourBuildingYears AgoFive YearsRoofStemSpontaneousCarelessDescentCurlsGuttersVerticalKindlingMockingbird Book:The Abundance Source: The Abundance