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“It is in the coldest months that hugs linger snug, and they warm the soul the most.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

“A homely face does not guarantee a homely character. Appearance is the body, character is the spirit, and the soul bears the most vital qualities.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

“In Scotland, you know you're in good company when a friend or family member pats a small space on their couch and invites you to "coorie in". Squashed in next to them, you might not have an awful lot of room but at least you're snug.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie has long been synonymous with nestling affectionately into a loved one, but only recently has it entered everyday parlance as a way to describe a scene.
One equally warm and comforting where a cosy room lit by a flickering fire provides refuge from the banshee wind and horizontal rain outside.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“The ideal coorie scene should reflect a balance of the outside and in.
Bring to mind a day spent Munro-bagging or loch swimming, bookended by a bowl of something hot and nourishing as you dry off next to a heat source with a contended dog at your side.
Don't forget smell: faint lanolin clinging to woollen blankets, cinnamon dissolving into porridge cooking slowly on the hob, the frosty pinch of winter air when you step into a Trossachs morning.
If a King Creosote album is playing as you road trip across the humpbacked north-west Highlands then all the better.
The more homegrown ingredients are added to the mix, the coorier life will be.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie's newfound role has been helped along by the fact it is a beautiful word.
Derived from Old Scots, there is something soothing about the look, sound and shape of coorie: soft in the mouth and easy for both natives and non-natives to pronounce.
A kind of dove's trill for the human tongue.”
― Gabriella Bennett

“Robertson also believes coorie is especially relevant in the winter when it suggests shelter.
"When it's cold, wet and windy outside, and night has fallen, there's nothing better than to be cooried in by the fireside," he adds.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“It tipped "cosagach" , similar to coorie, as a trend.
The Gaelic word loosely translates to mean cosy; the tourist board encourages visitors staying in Highland log cabins to get comfy beside a roaring fire with a book, a hot toddy and good friends.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“For some, this idea was a shade too close to the lifestyles our Nordic cousins.
Hygge and lagom, the Danish and Swedish movements of living well.
But while these movements laid the groundwork for a similar trend to emerge in Scotland, coorie has some obvious differences.
Where hygge is concerned with the pursuit of happiness through candles, coffee and togetherness, coorie seeks to make the most of what comes from Scotland to feel satisfied.
Lagom is the art of balancing frugality and fairness to create a balanced existence. Coorie takes into account being kind to the earth and our wallets, but can also extend to premium experiences once in a while.
Crucially, neither of these Scandinavian lifestyle approaches took their starting point from what is dug out of the earth.
Coorie is more than simply being cosy.
Sure, it is linked, but more importantly it focuses on working out how to be in tune with our surroundings to evoke that feeling.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“The new coorie represents a way of life where peacefulness comes from engaging with our heritage, be it in tiny ways or on a grander scale.
Life can be harsh in a country's most isolated locations, but The Art of Coorie explores how ingenuity has been born from extreme conditions.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie also takes into account the unique trials of living in Scotland.
Instead of allowing the weather or the geography to shape our lives in negative ways, coorie harnesses these challenges.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie isn't concerned with spending cash needlessly.
It doesn't want you to empty your purse and wait until the next trend comes around then entice you to do it all over again.
Coorie is about making the best of the time and money you have with innovative ideas.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Sots are an inquisitive bunch.
They ask questions, pick over the finer details and want counter-arguments backed up.
Sometimes there can be a weariness of the unknown.
Coorie offers a familiar newness, a fresh take on an old word extolling the virtues of things we have always know.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Scots are an inquisitive bunch.
They ask questions, pick over the finer details and want counter-arguments backed up.
Sometimes there can be a weariness of the unknown.
Coorie offers a familiar newness, a fresh take on an old word extolling the virtues of things we have always know.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“On these pages are ruminations on identity past and present.
The key to a coorie life is right in front of us - all that's needed is the desire to build on an awareness of Scotland.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Perhaps we live in a wilder place than we give ourselves credit for.
Scots tend to be hardy perennials.
It's as if we've evolved to withstand the challenging nature of our own country.
And what's more, we've worked out how to shape it into a force for good.
Out of necessity our homes feature clever ways to keep the outside out and the inside warm.
Scotland's oldest towerhouses were built with slits for windows not just as a defensive measure, but to protect residents from the elements.
Out of problems came solutions, even beauty.
Our foreparents thought to install open fires to heat their homes then toiled to make them easy on the eye.
Intricately carved wooden fireplaces and elaborate hearths that referenced Scottish folklore followed.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“We spend prolonged periods in pubs and restaurants after all, whiling away the hours with friends, waiting in vain for the weather to ease.
Our homes become a natural extension of these convivial spaces: warm and open to guests.
Spending so much time indoors with other people, perhaps over an alcoholic drink, encourages conversation, arguments and resolutions.
It fills us up with more knowledge - or at least allows us to realise there are other opinions aside from our own.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Meanwhile, the must-haves we're encouraged to lust over bombard us from every direction.
Jewellery. Clothes. Technology. Cars.
In pursuit of them, the reasons for which we are enticed to buy slip from view.
To make life happier, to have more downtime and fewer complications.
Folk practising the coorie commandments are working to cast aside fast consumerism and usher in meaningful products.
One school of thought argues that handing the population the information they need to make decisions on how to live a more mindful existence is half the battle won.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“To me it means to snuggle in or huddle in. Coorie in if the kids are going to bed, and coorie doon if it's cold.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie is to feel included, warm and cosy. For reading a book together or telling stories. Fire on, as well.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Growing up in the late 1970s, coorie at my gran's house meant to keep warm and cuddle in. No double glazing or duvets then.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way

“Coorie is like a wee cuddle, either with a person or in a blanket.”
― Gabriella Bennett, The Art of Coorie: How to Live Happy the Scottish Way