Quotes About Appreciation

Some people scorn a cat and think it not an essential; but the Clemens tribe are not of these.

One is apt to overestimate beauty when it is rare.

They fried the fish with the bacon and were astonished; for no fish had ever seemed so delicious before. They did not know that the quicker a fresh-water fish is on the fire after he is caught the better he is; and they reflected little upon what a sauce open-air sleeping, open-air exercise, bathing, and a large ingredient of hunger makes, too.

The Vesuvius of today is a very poor affair compared to the mighty volcano of Kilauea, in the Sandwich Islands, but I am glad I visited it. It was well worth it.

Mere life is a luxury, and the color of the grass, of the flowers, of the sky, the wind in the trees, the outlines of the horizon, the forms of clouds, all give a pleasure as exquisite as the sweetest music to the ear famishing for it. The

We always prized him, but never so much as now, when we are going to lose him.

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog

However, like the rest of the world, I still go on underrating men of gold and glorifying men of mica. Commonplace human nature cannot rise above that.

My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. Fortunately everybody drinks water.

Oh Shnorhk, how beautifully you speak Armenian, the third thing I miss most about you. The second thing I miss most about you: how beautifully you play. Shnorhk not say anything. What trying to say only take away. Shnorhk just scald throat with more tea and eat cake after cake. Grateful still, in the end, that Mnatsagan, always kind, is kind enough not to say the first thing he miss so much.

I climbed aboard and took it in my hand, not realizing that I would keep it and view it several thousand times over the years. I would watch the places where we intersect, and marvel at what the girl saw and how she survived. That is the best I can do- watch it fall into line with everything else I spectated during that time.

You can't eat books, sweetheart.

It's hard to not like a man who not only notices the colors, but speaks them.

You cannot be afraid, Read the book. Smile at it. It's a great book-the greatest book you've ever read.

Big things are often just little things that people notice.

A SMALL THEORY*** People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and its ends, but to me it's quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment. A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors. Waxy yellows, cloud-spat blues. Murky darknesses. In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them.

It's about glowing lights and small things that are big.

He was a great horse," she went on, "and the perfect story—we wouldn't love him so much if he'd lived.

Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver. Like soft silver, melting. Liesel, upon seeing those eyes, understood that Hans Hubermann was worth a lot.

Cómo no va a gustarle a alguien un hombre que no sólo se fija en los colores, sino que además los comenta.

I prefer to remain unenlightened, to better appreciate the dark.

Big things are often just small things that are noticed. - Ed Kennedy

I thought for a moment about the dog. Miffy. I guess no matter how much Rube and I complained about him, we knew we'd sort of miss him if something happened to him. It's funny how there are things in this world that do nothing but annoy you, but you know you'd miss them when they're gone. Miffy, the Pomeranian wonderdog, was one such thing.

There was also an acknowledgment that there was great beauty in what she was currently witnessing, and she chose not to disturb it.