“Though nothing can bring back the hour/ Of splendor in the grass, glory in the flower;/ We will grieve not, rather find/ Strength in what remains behind.”

Sieff, Jeanloup (1933 – 2009)
Born in Paris, the son of a Polish engineer, Jeanloup Sieff received a camera for his 14th birthday and since never departed from his previous gift. After having failed in entering the film industry, he established himself as a fashion photographer for Elle from the mid 1950s.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

does a society exist where it’s become acceptable to wear ‘helmets’ enclosing one’s entire head when in public to preempt social interaction
Tao Lin

Full, saturated colours have an emotional significance I want to avoid. Lucian Freud

Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased. John Steinbeck

I like to peel it and share it with friends. You can spread the love with an orange. Gina Rodriguez

We are shaped by our conversations. Robin S. Sharma

Each picture has some sort of rhythm which only the director can give it. He has to be like the captain of a ship. Fritz Lang

Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Comfort Food, in the form of a good Book in a comfortable setting

Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong. Flula Borg

Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight. Diane Ackerman

We own the moment
And we don’t look back
As long as Paris is calling
It’s gonna be all right
‘Cause I’ve been climbing the ceiling
It’s been far too long
And I want this feeling every single day ~Christian Burns

Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir

Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides. ~Junichiro Tanizaki

Don’t Take Anything Personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. ~Don Miguel Ruiz

Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. Oscar Wilde

You hear me
I put a spell on you
Because you’re mine