My dear friends........Recently I ran across this quote.......

[CaliforniaPeggy]

And I found that it resonated a great deal with me........

I wanted to share it with all of you today.......

Because I think that it has things to say to all of us.......

For who ever is tired of thinking about the human heart?


Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.

---Zelda Fitzgerald


:grouphug: :loveya: :grouphug:

[miss_american_pie]

1. ...

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear miss_american_pie..........

Indeed.........:hug:

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. Zelda was a sloppy drunk.

Just sayin'.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. So what if she was?

I still love this quote........

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. I SAID just sayin'.

I like quite a few of her one-liners. She was still a sloppy drunk. ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. OK..........you made your point.........

But you have missed the point of MY thread.....

Which is about love..........

I'm not feeling it from you, kiddo!

What do you think of the quote?

Sheesh! :eyes:

[Magrittes Pipe]

15. I love a stiff Manhattan.

:thumbsup:

[RetroLounge]

38. You said "Stiff"

:rofl:

RL

[WritingIsMyReligion]

5. So was F. Scott Fitzgerald.

:evilgrin:

:P

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. Well, yes.

I never implied otherwise. ;)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

11. Scott's got better works.

:D

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. Rumor has it the "beautiful little fool" line came from Zelda's lips.

Hell, rumor has it most of Mrs. Daisy Buchanan's memorable lines were Zelda's. That Daisy was pretty much a fictionalized version of Zelda.

Both were unhappy in the last chapter. :shrug:

[Spider Jerusalem]

8. ...

But Scott could hold about a quart of gin before he keeled over and started making burbling noises. And the worst part was that he could still hear Zelda screaming at him even through the alcoholic haze. Poor bastard.

[Magrittes Pipe]

9. .

:rofl:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

10. ...

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[txwhitedove]

14. Thanks for a beautiful quote, CalPeggy. Even if it was from a ...

sloppy drunk who screamed at her equally sloppy drunk spouse.
And, thanks for biggest laugh of the day from your kind readers.

:thumbsup: :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear txwhitedove..........

Believe it or not, I am upset.....

I had a personal reason for posting this....

And everyone is just spewing all over it.........

I have half a mind to just delete the entire mess........

And no, I'm not kidding.......

[Magrittes Pipe]

17. No spewing intended.

I am just a big Zelda fan.

[txwhitedove]

18. No, please don't delete. I loved the quote and know other DU'ers will.

Could't help laughing at DU interaction, but didn't want your post hijacked.
You know we love you!
:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. No worries..........Check your PM.......n/t

[WritingIsMyReligion]

20. I'm sorry! I really liked the quote, Peggy!

The "sloppy drunk" business was just too weirdly funny to ignore, though. And I'm quite sure hedges was messing around.

Forgiiiiiiive us!

:hug::hug:

[REDKING]

19. A gem.......Hello darlin

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear Rory!

I think so too....

Thank you, sweetie.....

:hug:

[REDKING]

25. Always,anything for the lady of DU

:pals:

[auntAgonist]

22. how true Peggy .. and the more we hold in our hearts

the more room we have, I think.


:hug:
aA

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear auntAgonist!

I have found that to be the case......over and over again.......

Love doesn't divide....it multiplies!

Thank you for contributing today........

It means more than I can express..........:hug:

[Miss Marmelstein]

26. CalPeg.....

I think that is a great quote and so very true.

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. My dear Miss Marmelstein........

Thank you, sweetie........your words help heal me from the foolishness and thoughtlessness upthread.......



:hug: :loveya: :hug:

[WCGreen]

28. The heart is a wonderful thing...

Cause it's everywhere and everything.....

Without the poetic heart, the one that dares to love, where would we be...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. Ah, Chris.......

This is so true......

The poetic heart indeed leads us down unknown roads........

And opens us to new insights as well.......

I thank you for speaking to me today! :hug:

[wildhorses]

30. my dear CalPeg....

Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.:hi:


and each of us, if we live life fully, know just how true this statement is.:hug:


thanks...I do not know your reasoning behind this quote today but, RRR leaps to my mind...her heart is sure enough had plenty to hold these past few days.:grouphug:


:pals::loveya::pals:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear wildhorses!

I am glad to see you here today, sweetie!

Actually, this quote is for a private moment in my life....

But you are correct, it would also work for our own RRR........

I hope she gets to see it......

I have lived my life fully.....and I know this quote to be very true.....

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[flvegan]

31. That's because the metric system is a total failure.

Just kidding, Peggy. It is a beautiful line. I just lack the ability to take most things seriously. I'm like a child.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. My dear flvegan..........

Well, if you are like a child, then we need more such children!

Thank you for coming by today, serious or not.......

And yes, it is a beautiful line......:loveya: :hug:

[Ariana Celeste]

33. That's a great quote!

Can I share my favorite with you? :)

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”

-Dr. Seuss


:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear Ariana Celeste!

Thank you so much, sweetie!

I always love hearing other people's favorite quotes!

So, yours is from Dr. Seuss? I had heard it before, and I have always loved it as well.....

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

34. Wow.

Thanks for sharing it, Peggy.

:loveya: :hug: :grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. My dear AirmensMom..........

I'm so glad you liked it........

I always love sharing whatever beautiful things I come across........

:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

39. As a poet myself, I totally agree...

and as a former sloppy drunk whose wife screamed at him thru an alcoholic haze, let me say the heart can also take a much bigger beating than one ever imagines and still one day rejuvenate itself and recognize the beauty of love, even when it hurts to do so...

:hug:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear RetroLounge.......

I feel the truth of your words.........

And although I have not had your experiences......

I know whereof you speak!

...the heart can also take a much bigger beating than one ever imagines and still one day rejuvenate itself and recognize the beauty of love, even when it hurts to do so...

How your words resonate for me, sweetie....

I hope that your heart will continue to heal from your loss, so that you can once again feel the power and beauty of love!

I pray that your hurt will pass from you, too.......



:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

47. ...

:hug:

RL

[bridgit]

41. can't say why, but i've always been partial to this one...

"There is no vessel large enough to contain the sorrows, and the joys of Russia, but for the cosmos itself"

and so, when i gaze into the starry vault, i see a little piece of me & a whole lot of Russia there :-)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. My dear bridgit........

I like your contribution, too, sweetie.....

Thank you for sharing it with me, and all of us, today......

:hug:

[u4ic]

42. I think it's a beautiful quote, Peggy

I'd rather not have the sorrows and disappointments held there; however, they make the joys that much more special. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. Ah, I thank you, my dear u4ic........

Yes, indeed........

Without the sharp contrast that we can obtain from our sorrows and losses, how can we truly appreciate the joys?

The really over-the-top joys would not be nearly so sweet without the losses to compare them with .......

Such has been my experience, anyway.......

:hug:

[u4ic]

45. Absolutely, Peggy

As has been my experience, too. How can we measure light without darkness? :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. My dear u4ic..........

You cannot .........

Beautifully and sensitively put..........:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

48. Typical liberal touchy-feely stuff

And I LOVE it!!

:grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. My dear liberaltrucker!

Awwwwwww........thanks, sweetie!

:loveya: :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

50. Very nice quote, Peggy, and oh so very true.

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. My dear SeattleGirl.......

Thank you soooo much, sweetie!

I think so too......

:loveya: :hug: :loveya: