“You see, I speak only of happiness because it’s the only thing I understand. And I do want people to understand that happiness is not out there, it’s in here. And it doesn’t matter what other people think of you. What matters is what you think of yourself. And if I can get people to do that I’ve . . . it’s a triumph. Because that is the whole point.” -

Quentin Crisp
"The Naked Civil Servant"

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the night and the empty skies my love
To the night and the empty skies

....Roberta Flack

....and If I did not make mistakes
And give too brief a thought to heavy questions
And too much time to little matter;

Or if I always knew which road to travel
Where every step would lead me into daylight
And if each face that turned to watch me pass
Was broken by a smile;

Or if whenever I should choose to lay my heart
Bare upon the sun-warmed grass,
It always was returned with tender touches
And carried by a song;

And if my heaviest burden were only to be
A breeze upon my b... read more

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.


Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that, and someone believed it,
And look what it's done so far... read more

When you are old and gray and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true;
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

And bending down beside the glowing bars
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And h... read more

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.



Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

Think freely
Practice patience
Smile often
Savor special moments

Make new friends
Rediscover old ones
Tell those that you love that you do

Feel deeply
Discard worry
Forget trouble
Forgive an enemy

Keep a promise
Take a chance
Try something new
Reach out

Have good ideas
Make some mistakes
Learn from them Be crazy
Count your blessings
Observe miracles -- make them happen
Pick some daisies
Share them

See a sunrise
Listen to the rain
Look for rainbows
Gaze at th... read more

What is a Friend?

What is a Friend?
I will tell you. It is a person with whom you dare to be yourself.
Your soul can be naked with him. He/She seems to ask of you to put on nothing, only to be what you are.
He/She does not want you to be better or worse.

When you are with him/her, you feel as a prisoner feels who has been declared innocent.
You do not have to be on your guard.
You can say what you think, so long as it is genuinly you.
He/She understands those little contradi... read more