“There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott.” – Tennyson
“I cannot lead you into battle, I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else, I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.” – Queen Elizabeth
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.” – Charles Dickens
“Time will explain.” – Jane Austen
“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
“If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.” – Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
“Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens
It was summer. It was Barcelona. It was Gaudi, of course🥰 Casa Vicens was built by the 30-year old Gaudi as a summer house for the Vicens family. It was his first masterpiece that kicked off Modernism.
“Grant Thine infinite bestowals, and let the light of Thy guidance shine. Illumine the eyes, gladden the hearts with abiding joy. Confer a new spirit upon all people and bestow upon them eternal life. Unlock the gates of true understanding and let the light of faith shine resplendent.” – Bahá’í writings
It’s winter and another grey morning. I’m sitting on the tram, and looking out of the window everything seems to be slumbering still. But then, my heart remembers a warm sunny day as I stood in the centre of Sagrada Familia and watched as the sun was striking through its window majestically.
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