#315: Rose
‘But he who dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.’ – Anne Brontë
Category: The Other Livvy
#314: Clock face
‘Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.’ – Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
#313: Knights of the Rubbish Bin
‘Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.’ – George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows
#312: Trabant
Why do some Trabants come with a heated rear window? So your hands stay warm when pushing it!
#311: Ampelmann
‘There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans.’ – Jane Jacobs
#310: Chess
‘All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.’ – Bobby Fischer
#309: Brandenburg Gate
‘If the gates are open, walk in; if the gates are close, find a way and move in!’ – Mehmet Murat ildan
#308: Wheels
‘Life was a wheel, its only job was to turn, and it always came back to where it started.’ – Stephen King, Doctor Sleep
#306: Caffeine
‘Good. Coffee is good for you. It’s the caffeine in it. Caffeine, we are here. Caffeine puts a man on her horse and a woman in his grave.’ – Ernest Hemingway
#305: Culinary pleasures
‘He had a skull and crossbones label on him, but I drank his poison nevertheless and loved it.’ – Genna Rulon, Only for You