under the tuscan sun

They say they built the train tracks over the alps between Vienna and Venice before there was a train that could make the trip… they built it anyway. They know one day the train would come. Any arbitrary turn along the way, and I would be elsewhere. I would be different. What are four walls anyway? They are what they contain. The house protects the dreamer. Unthinkably good things can happen… even late in the game. It’s such a surprise.

Regrets are a waste of time. They’re the past crippling you in the present.”

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Fefe; Under the Tuscan Sun You have to live spherically, in many directions. Never lose your childish enthusiasm, and things will come your way.” —  Under the Tuscan Sun “You know when you come across one of those empty shell people, and you think “What the hell happened to you?” Well there came a time in each one of those lives where they are standing at a crossroads… someplace where they had to decide whether to turn left or right. This is no time to be a chicken-shit, Frances.” —  Under The Tuscan Sun- Patti Frances: Do traffic lights mean anythng around here?  Marcello: Sure. Green light - avanti, avanti. Yellow light - decoration.  Frances: What about red light?  Marcello: Just a suggestion. “Where you are is who you are. The further inside you the place moves, the more your identity is intertwined with it. Never casual, the choice of place is the choice of something you crave.” — Frances Mayes Every day I watch for the old man with the flowers, and I wonder, was he born here? Did he love someone here? Did he lose someone here? He doesn’t seem as curious about me, but that’s all right. These days I’m something of a loner myself. “Listen, when I was a little girl I used to spend hours looking for ladybugs. Finally, I’d just give up and fall asleep in the grass. When I woke up, they were crawling all over me.” —  Katherine (Under the Tuscan Sun)