Quotes About Appreciation

Because when I read, I don't really read; I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop, or I sip it like a liqueur until the thought dissolves in me like alcohol, infusing brain and heart and coursing on through the veins to the root of each blood vessel.

But just as a beautiful fish will occasionally sparkle in the waters of a polluted river that runs through a stretch of factories, so in the flow of old paper the spine of a rare book will occasionally shine forth, and if for a moment I turn away, dazzled, I always turn back in time to rescue it.

Life is fidelity to the beauty exploding all around us, even, at times, at the cost of our own lives.

cuando leo, de hecho no leo, sino que tomo una frase bella en el pico y la chupo como un caramelo, la sorbo como una copita de licor, la saboreo hasta que, como el alcohol, se disuelve en mí, la saboreo durante tanto tiempo que acaba no sólo penetrando mi cerebro y mi corazón, sino que circula por mis venas hasta las raíces mismas de los vasos sanguíneos.

If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

You don't have to be a great swimmer to appreciate the benefits of sensory solitude and the equilibrium the water can bring.

It's a beautiful day... Don't let it get away.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed.

When I first went to Hampton I do not recall that I had ever slept in a bed that had two sheets on it.

One literature differs from another, either before or after it, not so much because of the text as for the manner in which it is read.

I don't think I could love you so much if you had nothing to complain of and nothing to regret. I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and of little value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.

We don't appreciate what we have until it's gone. Freedom is like that. It's like air. When you have it, you don't notice it.

The finest compliment that can be paid to a woman of sense is to address her as such.

We absolve a friend from gratitude when we remind him of a favor.

A peculiar work in any art must not be too hastily judged. New styles have to create new tastes.

It is curious to what a degree one may become attached to a fine tree, especially when it is placed where trees are rare.

The best evidence of merit is a cordial recognition of it whenever and wherever found.

Never take it for granted because soon enough it will be taken away. Time is tough. Every time you go out on the court be thankful. Be grateful. Believe me, I am. If you are lucky enough to be a tennis player you should recognize that it's a privilege to be able to walk out on that court and play the game.

If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.

No, Father. I lack for nothing. I have my meal cakes and my ale. I have my shadows and my colors. And there is the smell of time passing. I need nothing more.

Dr. Samuel Johnson, who admired the novel with absolute conviction, famously remarked to Boswell, "Why, sir, if you were to read Richardson for the story…you would hang yourself….You must read him for the sentiment.

I never loved reading until I feared I would lose it. One does not love breathing.

She wondered why she had never thought her country beautiful.