#143: Pie and mash
‘We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.’ – David Mamet, Boston Marriage
Category: The Other Livvy
#142: Swan
‘I’ve developed into quite a swan. I’m one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older – until I drop dead of beauty.’ – Rufus Wainwright
#141: Industry
‘There are hundreds of miracles within a single machine…We see the beauty of combining gas, grease and steel into a powerful, exact movement. We appreciate the material destiny of the universe.’ – Warren Eyster, The Goblins of Eros
#140: Eyelashes
‘She lowered her lashes until they almost cuddled her cheeks and slowly raised them again, like a theatre curtain. I was to get to know that trick. That was supposed to make me roll over on my back with all four paws in the air.’ – Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep
#139: Fish
‘A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.’ – George Bernard Shaw
#138: Reflection
‘When we look in the mirror what we see is a version of who we imagine we are.’ – Chloe Thurlow, Katie in Love
#137: How to be ‘Chap’
‘I know these sorts of people. They’re not men. They’re mustaches with idiots attached.’ – Katherine Rundell, Rooftoppers In Foyles…
#136: Ladies/Gents
‘I like the idea of being whoever I want to be.’ – Dita Von Teese
#135: Break time
‘Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.’ – John Lubbock, The Use Of Life This almost makes up for being at work… Continue reading #135: Break time
#134: Chairs
‘I found an empty chair and sat on it to find myself even emptier. I found a broken glass and looked at it to see my dissolved face a little prettier’ – Munia Khan, Beyond The Vernal Mind