Quotes

by , posted on January 17th, 2013 in Style



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A few weeks back, Dave, the kids and I went down to DC to check out two exhibits our friends had designed. One of them was the food exhibit, featuring Julia Child’s kitchen.

I loved looking at everything Julia had in her kitchen—from the pegboard walls to the magnets she kept on the fridge. But there was one thing in particular I lingered over, her bookshelf. What did she think was important enough to keep on the shelves in the heart of her home? There were many books, but the one that caught my eye was sandwiched between Joy of Cooking and How to Clean Everything—Barlett’s Familiar Quotations.

Ah, a kindred spirit. Even more so than I previously thought.

I’ve come clean about my geeky love for quotes. How about you? Do you collect quotes? Do you have a favorite?

psst: I may be a tad obsessed with them.


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6 Responses to “Quotes”

  1. Leslie Says:

    January 17th, 2013 at 7:55 pm

    Great post. I love quotes too! I have one that I love on the welcome page of my site and I change the one on my blog to suite whatever is going on at the moment. I have some collected on Pinterest too, though not as many as you!
    http://pinterest.com/lesliefandrich/inspiring-words/

    I also LOVE the hand lettering of the quote above.

    I tried my hand at designing a few of my own, but they are just short ones.
    http://lesliefandrich.com/blog/?category=Advice%20to%20Myself

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 18th, 2013 at 8:36 am

    Leslie, I love that Mark Twain quote. There’s just something about a good inspirational quote, isn’t there? They’re like a breath of fresh air.

    ps. Your illustration gallery is looking so good! http://lesliefandrich.com/illustrationgallery/

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  2. Carla Says:

    January 17th, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    Right there with ya sister!

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 18th, 2013 at 8:38 am

    You, me and Julia: We’d make a right good trio ;)

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  3. Kirsten Says:

    January 17th, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    oh YEAH: anyone who checks out my Pinterest boards instantly has me rumbled. I think I have like 3 boards for mostly quotes. [blushes]

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    Jennifer Cooper Reply:
    January 18th, 2013 at 8:44 am

    Oh yeah, I’m just going to live on you board. Your collection puts mine to shame. Love it!

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