tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post60406327573898784..comments2023-11-03T07:57:36.350+00:00Comments on Sarah's writing journal: IT'S COMPETITION TIME!!!!Sarah Salwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-38621443612841587512010-03-26T21:43:58.593+00:002010-03-26T21:43:58.593+00:00Well, I'm adding my quote at the last minute. ...Well, I'm adding my quote at the last minute. And I'm being a contrarian (because really, I don't mind if I don't win the book; I'm very happy to purchase a copy!) So here is my quote (which is more about 'love' than old age):<br /><br />It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard. ~ Dorothy Parker<br /><br />Congrats on the new book, Sarah!patriciahttp://storms.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-27287232902169275022010-03-21T15:32:34.518+00:002010-03-21T15:32:34.518+00:00Loving each other and growing old together is like...Loving each other and growing old together is like getting fat: something to fall back on in leaner times.Kathryn's Daily Writing Workouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670279549632058759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-67417616240701062752010-03-20T16:10:53.387+00:002010-03-20T16:10:53.387+00:00I've always liked ...
But whatever lies behin...I've always liked ...<br /><br /><i>But whatever lies behind the door,<br />there is nothing much to do<br />angel or devil I don't care<br />for in front of that door... there is you</i><br />---Jacques Brel 'My Death'<br /><br />And on a lighter note ...<br /><br /><i>If I'd been out till quarter to three<br />Would you lock the door,<br />Will you still need me, will you still feed me,<br />When I'm sixty-four?</i><br />---Beatles 'When I'm 64'Gary Wilsonhttp://writingdramatica.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-56046960897995814152010-03-18T22:11:04.431+00:002010-03-18T22:11:04.431+00:00Loved reading through this, glad to have found you...Loved reading through this, glad to have found you out in the world.Dihttp://www.dimackey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-3734963668877924942010-03-18T20:06:05.487+00:002010-03-18T20:06:05.487+00:00Hi Sarah,
I'm including my bloglink for somet...Hi Sarah,<br /><br />I'm including my bloglink for something I had written a while back about love and old age.<br /><br />http://gngbenson.blogspot.com/2010/03/one-of-my-favorites.html<br /><br />xoxo<br />gtrying to write ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00392798039994083310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-45259579875789749682010-03-18T14:37:36.171+00:002010-03-18T14:37:36.171+00:00Can we enter more than once?Can we enter more than once?Glyn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944384973996748976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-84552966942240113342010-03-18T14:37:36.172+00:002010-03-18T14:37:36.172+00:00From 'I Want' by Adrian Henri and Nell Dun...From 'I Want' by Adrian Henri and Nell Dunn<br />Dolly and Albert have unrequited love throughout their lives. This is the scene from the last time they meet.<br />'As I drove away I saw him lift his hand. What really broke my heart he wasn't looking for a last glimpse of me. Instead he was lighting a cigarette.<br />Goodbye, dear Dolly,the old body still warm and wanting under that beaded crepe dress. Please try and love me, remember today the only time I nearly told you what I felt about you.'Glyn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17944384973996748976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-59514563655892074282010-03-17T21:37:46.720+00:002010-03-17T21:37:46.720+00:00The Whitman quote that Danielle LaPorte sent "...The Whitman quote that Danielle LaPorte sent "Will you give me yourself..." is close to my heart as it was an essential part of my marriage vows. <br /><br />But my offer today is Paul Eloard's - Even When We Sleep. <br /><br />"Even when we sleep we watch over one another<br />And this love heavier than the ripe fruit of a lake<br />Without laughter without tears has lasted forever<br />Day after day night after us."Holen Sabrina Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364403070586651109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-771065565822420092010-03-17T16:46:23.244+00:002010-03-17T16:46:23.244+00:00Hi. Can I submit two? Here you go:
"Love is...Hi. Can I submit two? Here you go:<br /><br />"Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever." Anonymous<br /><br /><br />"Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine." Isak DinesenSue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-81899562442105459112010-03-16T19:40:43.589+00:002010-03-16T19:40:43.589+00:00"Some people make the sky more beautiful to g..."Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon."<br /><br />Simple, but true.<br /><br />And this isn't my entry, but some lyrics that stand out to me about love:<br /><br />"Give me something good to die for, to make it beautiful to live" (Queens of the Stone Age) - makes me think of love.<br /><br />"It's easier for me to get closer to heaven, than ever feel whole again" (The Cure)- reminds me of the pain of losing someone.Sophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-37424716556429566722010-03-16T19:39:21.895+00:002010-03-16T19:39:21.895+00:00Here's mine:
Like all good things, love grows...Here's mine:<br /><br />Like all good things, love grows.<br /><br />NikNik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-58021819253556668802010-03-16T17:01:53.164+00:002010-03-16T17:01:53.164+00:00Fantastic news, Sarah. I'll order the novel st...Fantastic news, Sarah. I'll order the novel straight away. Congratulations!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16365185962131795210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-29657439639754230412010-03-16T12:59:50.072+00:002010-03-16T12:59:50.072+00:00What does age matter? "Love looks not with th...What does age matter? "<i>Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.</i>" (Shakespeare, of course!)Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744578112191225839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-77063654092572820712010-03-16T00:06:20.575+00:002010-03-16T00:06:20.575+00:00Might be a bit simple but:
"love is timeless&...Might be a bit simple but:<br />"love is timeless"verygoodservicehttp://www.verygoodservice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-77805461789698327222010-03-16T00:02:46.947+00:002010-03-16T00:02:46.947+00:00from one of my favorite movies "The Bishop...from one of my favorite movies "The Bishop's Wife" is one of my favorite old quotes <br /><br />"Prof. Wutheridge: When you want to know about a woman, ask the old men. They know."<br /><br />congratulations to you!!! hope I win<br /><br />xoxo<br />ginatrying to write ...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00392798039994083310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-41492643758166230352010-03-15T22:59:43.241+00:002010-03-15T22:59:43.241+00:00"My love is like the ground on which you walk..."My love is like the ground on which you walk, always there, always strong, always even. And even if you go, even if you turn away, I shall be here. The light you cannot see. The sound that if it went would fill you with despair. Fill my arms. Reach out and hold my hand. I am here - in the warmest place of your heart."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-51769689583329049472010-03-15T22:14:24.672+00:002010-03-15T22:14:24.672+00:00Ha, silly me, I've just been nicking stuff (!)...Ha, silly me, I've just been nicking stuff (!) from your blog post to reproduce on my own... and seen you've got my fave quote up there already! Remind me to get a new pair of specs...anyway. Comp will be plugged in a mo!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-87647973638957222542010-03-15T18:26:18.049+00:002010-03-15T18:26:18.049+00:00People think you can't see clearly or count pr...People think you can't see clearly or count properly when you get old. But that only applies to us, my love. We don't count the wrinkles or see the rows clouding our judgement. A rose-tinted future is behind us and we hold hands as we jump into oblivion. Let's go.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100413586341334127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-80814580818778547302010-03-15T16:13:14.099+00:002010-03-15T16:13:14.099+00:00Methus'lah lived nine hundred years,
Methus...Methus'lah lived nine hundred years,<br />Methus'lah lived nine hundred years,<br />But who calls dat livin'<br />When no gal will give in<br />To no man what's nine hundred years ?<br /><br />~George GershwinMiriam Drorihttp://andewallscametumblindown.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-62953970579915880402010-03-15T16:06:59.068+00:002010-03-15T16:06:59.068+00:00“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 mi...“If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you.” -Winnie the PoohAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-14970998160647759602010-03-15T15:36:55.066+00:002010-03-15T15:36:55.066+00:00Give your hearts, but not into each other's ke...Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.<br />For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.<br />And stand together yet not too near together:<br />For the pillars of the temple stand apart,<br />And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.<br /><br />Kahlil Gibran - The ProphetMegan Warrenhttp://4ravens.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-47602336867281431882010-03-15T15:22:28.119+00:002010-03-15T15:22:28.119+00:00Love is an act of endless forgiveness
A tender loo...Love is an act of endless forgiveness<br />A tender look which becomes a habit.<br />~ by Peter Ustinov ~Jacqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15844783415637198012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-88366593907992188842010-03-15T15:21:04.093+00:002010-03-15T15:21:04.093+00:00Love is always open arms. If you close your arms a...Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself.<br />~ by Leo Buscaglia ~Jacquelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-57123110764857005772010-03-15T14:57:19.980+00:002010-03-15T14:57:19.980+00:00Fantastic. Thank you. And another from me ... Lov...Fantastic. Thank you. And another from me ... Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice. Nora RobertsSarah Salwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254413682817411906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5959261.post-51168902016244865692010-03-15T14:38:43.002+00:002010-03-15T14:38:43.002+00:00Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satis...Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more appreciated and more intoxicating!<br /><br />This is from Leo BuscagliaMarisa Birnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945909737147497606noreply@blogger.com