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Colour

"As to the practical side of the question, I do. But as to the artistic, the romantic side, I don't. For me words have colour, form, character; they have faces, ports, manners, gesticulations; they have moods, humours, eccentricities;—they have tints, tones, personalities. That they are unintelligible makes no difference at all. Whether you are able to speak to a stranger or not, you can't help being impressed by his appearance sometimes—by his dress—by his air—by his exotic look. He is also unintelligible, but not a whit less interesting. Nay! he is interesting BECAUSE he is unintelligible."

Lafcadio Hearn   here

Ha

I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am. — Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses

Joy

Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit, talk about your joys. — Rita Schiano 

Stars

And at night I love to listen to the stars. It is like five hundred million little bells. — Antoine de Saint Exupéry, The Little Prince

Anne+Octobers=Love

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."
-Anne of Green Gables

Kind

She’s being kind. Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.

— David Levithan, Every Day