Friday, June 03, 2011

Write


We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.
~Anaïs Nin

12 comments:

Stephen A. Bess said...

Well said.

studio lolo said...

my oh my oh my!! I'm savoring the words and image once again. Thank you, my friend. ((♥))

Sharon Wagner said...

I like that one a lot.

Tomás Serrano said...

Beautiful picture. Is it yours?

Anonymous said...

This is a profound quote. Hind sight is 20/20 and truly living in the present is a gift.

Cathy said...

oh i really like that quote! am going to steal it for my facebook page :)

Devika Jyothi said...

very nice photo and quote...and the previous was good too, GZ..that quote had me smiling :)

wishes,
devika

void said...

This is such a powerful quote, and I was just thinking this today...

My need to write is just that...a need. If I don't write, I will go crazy.

get zapped said...

bess- :)

lolo- yippee!

sharon- thanks for stopping by.

tomas- yes, it is. I took that a couple weeks after our tour of Salamanca :)

joni- indeed.

cathy- sharing is good...

devika- makes me smile knowing this :)

camille - I'm with you on that!

Unknown said...

Love this quote, from a woman who lived life to the fullest. And so true, our memories of other times, people, and places last forever..

Cergie said...

And the job of water is to multiply sky and palm trees.
Anaïs Nin lived in Louveciennes near Versailles.
So it's why she wrote diaries ? She got a very pleasant life.

get zapped said...

irkulyen - she surely did- yes, at the end we are often left with just our memories...

cergie - good question... I think she was compelled from deep within.