Crystallization of Amber Moments

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why. -- Kurt Vonnegut

He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky.
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

I am a derivative thinker, a ferocious reader, secret artist, a nerd, an optimist (mostly), and a bit of a loner by choice. I like to travel with my taste buds; visiting other countries by sampling their cuisine and also reading about their culture and religious traditions. I am not very good at drawing, so I use my camera as my sketchbook. I use my blog as a commonplace book to express my thoughts and emotions using quotes and art.

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Coffee & Tea, Quotes, Quirky Words, Reading, History, Rocks, Ephemera & Pictures with a Different Perspective

Painting by Kenton Nelson

The greatest gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. — Elizabeth Hardwick
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Posted on October 3, 2011 via What I Do What I like with 87 notes

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