assembles this wholly original text, full of children talking, mystical insight, the history of cosmetics, sublime etymologies, and big mirrors that someone attached to the sides of the NYC sanitation trucks. Look out. Here comes the aquarium." -- Coleman Barks, author of A Year with Rumi "Subtle and complex, these more-than-clever gems become addictive once you begin reading." -- Patricia Holt, San Francisco Chronicle "The Qualities are wise and express truth in a personal way." -- Jean Bolen, author of Goddesses in Every Woman "The very act of reading Notes on the Need for Beauty will change the way you see things. It will awaken you to notice beauty, to make beauty, to remember beauty. And this is a cause for celebration." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom "Through Gendler's work, you see beauty in an entirely new way." -- Valerie Geller, Creating Powerful Radio , international radio consultant "Who does not have a thirst for more beauty in their life? Who has provided themselves with the necessary time to savor the beauty that already surrounds them. Ruth Gendler's book, Notes on the Need for Beauty , is studded with wise counsel and crafted prose coaxing us gently, to turn from our current ways to better witness and so be nourished by the infinite beauties of the world--just as it is." -- Peter London, author of No More Second Hand Art About the Author J. Ruth Gendler is an artist, writer, and teacher. She is the