Heavy rains and a good book. A perfect extravagance.

And Sometimes I Feel as if I'm Only a Doorman Awaiting the Arrival of her Royal Majesty.

Read what you like, not what you’re told to like. That way you’ll read for a lifetime.

“Rain. Tumble, bumble and, fall on me. Any old day, any old way. Come for a visit, or come for a stay. Rain, rain, don't go away.” ― Carew Papritz, The Legacy Letters: His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift

Time. Either you are for it or against it. So be here now. Not later.

Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to.