Chalton House Quotes & Sayings

Death should take more care with his paperwork. — A. Lee Martinez

Travellers, like poets, are mostly an angry race: by falling into a daily fit of passion, I proved to the governor and his son, who were profuse in their attentions, that I was in earnest. — Richard Francis Burton

Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue. — Steven Pressfield

I want to allow others to reveal and celebrate aspects of themselves that are usually hidden. My camera is a witness. It holds a light up for my subjects to help them feel their own essence, and gives them the courage to collaborate in the recording of these revelations. — Joyce Tenneson

SOMETIMES, WHEN SOMETHING TERRIBLE IS HAPPENING, I TRY MY DAMNEDEST TO CONCENTRATE ON THE MOST INCONSEQUENTIAL, UNRELATED DETAIL READILY AVAILABLE TO ME. A DETAIL THAT, IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND. — Kim Holden

The darkness became an envelope and she the letter, seeking a destination she couldn't foresee. — Jordan Elizabeth Mierek

I believe in doing the thing you feel is right. If it looks right, it is right. — Dorothy Draper

I'm turning left. Look, everyone, my blinker is on, and I'm turning left. I am so happy to be alive, driving along, making a left turn. I'm serious. I am doing exactly what I want to be doing at this moment: existing on a Tuesday, going about my business, on my way somewhere, turning left. — Amy Krouse Rosenthal

She breathed, she walked through her house and knew that nothing was ever going to be the same again. — Susan Mallery

Unless it's done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element. — Norman McLaren