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“We still carry within us, in a small warm spot, the idea of home. Home as a safe place, a loving place and a creative place. Place of comfort and privacy. Place where we can explore our inner life. -Isla Crawford”
― Louisa Thomsen Brits, The Book of Hygge: The Danish Art of Living Well

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.”
― Edward O. Wilson

“I am somewhere else now. I am part human, part metaphysics, and I still haven't worked out which parts of me are which. I love this new form. I can feel space traveling through me. I am porous and wondrous and bold ... It's not that I loved to leave, rather that staying was always completely impossible.”
― Yrsa Daley-Ward, The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir

“She was fascinated with words. To her, words were things of beauty, each like a magical powder or potion that could be combined with other words to create powerful spells.”
― Dean Koontz, Lightning

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''PHOSPHORESCENCE. Now there's a word to lift your hat to... to find that phosphorescence, that light within, that's the genius behind poetry.''

Emily Dickinson
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“It was as if humans' lives didn't end per se, but kind of trailed off with punctuating ellipses. After that third dot it was open-ended, brilliantly poised for anything one could imagine. Earth was warm with potential like that.”
― Mandy Ashcraft, Small Orange Fruit

“Of all the paths you take, follow only those where your heart is wide open, mind enriched and your soul learns to dance.”
― Nikki Rowe

“You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.”
― viggo mortensen

“No matter how far we go into the future, there will always be new things happening, new information coming in, new worlds to explore, a constantly expanding domain of life, consciousness, and memory.”
― Freeman Dyson

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“Years ago, there were tribes that roamed the earth, and every tribe had a magic person. Well, now, as you know, all the tribes have dispersed, but every so often you meet a magic person, and every so often, you meet someone from your tribe.”
― Carrie Fisher

If you have the time, MR, could you do me a favor? I have a Victorian fireplace mantel that I’m going to use for an outdoor vintage sitting area. I want to place a chalkboard where the fire would be. I need a quote about marriage or love with the word fire or flames in it. Something short like "You set my heart on fire" but more unique and less cheesy. If you come across one, will you let me know?

Thanks!