“Without habit, the beauty of the world would overwhelm us. We’d pass out every time we saw— actually saw— a flower. Imagine if we only got to see a cumulonimbus cloud or Cassiopeia or a snowfall once a century: there’d be pandemonium in the streets. People would lie by the thousands in the fields on their backs.”
Anthony Doerr
*Congratulations to Mr. Doerr being awarded the Pulitizer Prize this week
for his wonderful novel, All The Light We Cannot See.
Lovely post
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely photo of two familiar ramblers, and great quote.
ReplyDeleteLovely quote!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! So very true. We take so much for granted in our everyday life! !
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Karena
The Arts by Karena
Enlightened Blooms
What a wonderful quote. Glad to see a book I read and enjoyed win a Pulitzer.
ReplyDeleteHello Pamela,
ReplyDeleteWhat a sobering thought. I am already looking forward to my walk tomorrow morning.
I love the picture of you and Edward heading out along this beautiful path
Helen xx
What a lovely photo and such a good thought to remember, and one I was reminded of when walking down the lane with my wee two year old granddaughter as she stopped to inspect every new thing, a daisy, a snail, the cows in the field, with such concentration and joy.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words and the same goes for the accompanying photograph.
ReplyDeleteLiving the dream, Pamela!
ReplyDeleteSounds a good recommendation.
ReplyDeleteFor the definitive view on habit I always turn to Proust.
That is such a beautiful quote. I also enjoyed the book very much. And yes, congratulations to him!
ReplyDeletexx Sunday
Loved that line Pamela. I also loved that book and didn't know about the award. Did you know Novelle Vage has a song called Pamela? It is about pages of her diary. You should listen to it.
ReplyDeleteI meant Nouvelle Vague and I think the song is Oh Pamela. Have it on my iPhone.
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