A quote to make the heart soar

I'm sat on a sofa in the foyer of the Hyde Park Picture House, a gorgeous, old, gas-lit cinema in Leeds (www.hydeparkpicturehouse.co.uk). I'm working as a volunteer at the Leeds Film Festival, answering questions, distributing and collecting ratings cards to the audience etc. I'm sat in the foyer as I've seen the film currently showing. And because the book I'm reading is fabulous and I don't want to miss an opportunity to read more of it.

The book is Singled Out by Virginia Nicholson and it deals with the women who never married or became mothers because the men they might have married died in the trenches in WWI. It's a fascinating look at the way the social imbalance of 'surplus' women changed British society. There'll be a full review when I finish it.

For now though I just want to share a great quote from one of the women mentioned in the book. Beatrice Gordon Holmes carved a life for herself as a businesswoman in the 20s and 30s in the financial markets of London. Looking back on her life at the age of fifty nine, she wrote:

'Have I ever been in love? Always. In love with life, people, projects, things, thought. Always in love. Always some star on the horizon.'

Such an inspiring attitude I just had to share it. :)

Hugs and movie tickets,

Ms Alex
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