Friday, October 14, 2011

A sudden joy

All of us have had the experience of a sudden joy that came when nothing in the world had forewarned us of its coming - a joy so thrilling that if it was born of misery we remembered even the misery with tenderness.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wind, Sand and Stars, 1939, translated from French by Lewis Galantière
Posted by Kindred Spirit at 12:09 AM

4 comments:

  1. HannahFriday, October 14, 2011 at 7:35:00 AM CDT

    Kindred Spirit, I hope that you have received a sudden joy. It is my continual joy to check your site every day.

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  2. Barb SchoenebergerSunday, October 16, 2011 at 2:18:00 PM CDT

    Glad you're back at Sunday Snippets.

    I've always felt that Saint-Exupery, like Joyce Kilmer, left this earth too soon.

    The picture reminds me of some we took of children on a Victorian street in our town when we were photographers.

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  3. AnonymousSunday, October 16, 2011 at 4:42:00 PM CDT

    Beautiful quote and beautiful pictures...

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  4. Kindred SpiritSunday, October 23, 2011 at 1:29:00 AM CDT

    I can hardly believe how long it's been since I've posted here. Please forgive me for replying so slowly to your lovely comments, dear ladies. May Almighty God bless you and reward your kindness.

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