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Thu 9 Aug 2018

Final glory

Posted by PJ under aging, glory, haiku, quote of the day, seasons
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Random quote of the day:

“The old cherry tree’s
final blossoms are her last
cherished memory.”

—Bashō (tr. Sam Hamill in Narrow Road to the Interior)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Orville and Wilbur, Katy Perry, or the Avengers. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 6 Jul 2017

Blaze o’

Posted by PJ under aging, glory, quote of the day, youth
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Random quote of the day:

“And how much better to die in all the happy period of undisillusioned youth, to go out in a blaze of light, than to have your body worn out and old and illusions shattered.”

—Ernest Hemingway, letter to his family, October 18, 1918 (when he was 19)

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Wed 19 Aug 2015

Glorious duty

Posted by PJ under duty, glory, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The paths of glory at least lead to the Grave, but the paths of duty may not get you Anywhere.”

—James Thurber, “The Patient Bloodhound”

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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