Printable Vintage Illustration: Victorian Ladies with Parasols 10

To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colors and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;
To fly and find pure ethereal substances
That are not of matter
But of that invisible soul pervading reality.
To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul;
To be a lantern in the darkness
Or an umbrella in a stormy day;
To feel much more than know.
To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain;
To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon;
To be a tree and read the memory of the leaves;
To be an insignificant pedestrian on the streets
Of crazy cities watching, watching, and watching.
To be a smile on the face of a woman
And shine in her memory
As a moment saved without planning.
― Dejan Stojanovic

Vintage illustration from 1896 showing two Victorian ladies walking arm-in-arm, with one lady holding an umbrella over her shoulder. You can download the high-res illustration as an 8” x 11” @ 300 ppi JPEG here.


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Vintage Clipart for Collage, Scrapbooking or Papercrafts: Victorian Children 4

I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

“Don't you find it odd,” she continued, “that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.”
― Ethan Hawke, The Hottest State

Antique illustration from the 1860s of young Victorian children in outdoor play on a warm spring day. High-res 8” x 5” @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here.


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Printable Victorian Illustration for Collage, Graphic Design or Scrapbooking: Victorian Lady in Plumed Hat and Ruffled Collar 1

You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.
― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Most men claim to desire driven, independent and confident women. Yet when confronted with such a creature, reverence often evolves into resent. For just like women, men need to be needed.
― Tiffany Madison

Antique illustration of a Victorian lady in a plumed hat and an oversized ruffled collar from 1896. High-res 7" x 9" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here for collage, graphic design or scrapbooking projects.


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