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Tue 23 Dec 2014

Stand and deliver

Posted by PJ under pov, quote of the day, writing
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Random quote of the day:

“Description is hard. Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand.”

—Anne Enright, “Ten Rules for Writing Fiction,” The Guardian, February 19, 2010

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Mon 22 Dec 2014

Own your bone

Posted by PJ under bones, love, quote of the day, self-knowledge
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Random quote of the day:

“Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still. Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good—be good for something.”

—Henry David Thoreau, letter to Harrison Blake, March 27, 1848

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Fri 19 Dec 2014

Nostalgia

Posted by PJ under literature, quote of the day, writers
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Random quote of the day:

“Literature. Be wary of that word. Don’t pronounce it too fast. If one took literature from great writers, one would remove what is most personal to them. Literature = nostalgia. Nietzsche’s superman, Dostoevsky’s abyss, Gide’s gratuitous act, etc. etc.”

—Albert Camus, The Notebooks, 1942-1951 (tr. Justin O’Brien)

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Thu 18 Dec 2014

Mind the brain

Posted by PJ under brain, mind, quote of the day, science
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Random quote of the day:

“There’s an even drearier little secret that veteran scientists never let kids in on—that if they enter science, they have to check their minds at the door. The reason is that mind, as most people think about it, does not exist in conventional science, because the expressions of consciousness, such as choice, will, emotions, and even logic are said to be brain in disguise.”

—Dr. Larry Dossey, “Is the Universe Merely a Statistical Accident?” The Huffington Post, June 23, 2010

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Wed 17 Dec 2014

Rutting

Posted by PJ under being human, quote of the day, stagnation
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Random quote of the day:

“You won’t skid if you’re in a rut.”

—Kin Hubbard, These Days by Abe Martin

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Mon 15 Dec 2014

What’s the plan?

Posted by PJ under plot, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.”

—Publilius Syrus, Maxim 469

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Fri 12 Dec 2014

Masters of the genre

Posted by PJ under genre, quote of the day, writing
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Random quote of the day:

“Let us never accept the point of view that mysteries are written by hacks. The poorest of us shed our blood over every chapter. The best of us start from scratch with every new book.”

—Raymond Chandler, Raymond Chandler Speaking

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Thu 11 Dec 2014

Journeying

Posted by PJ under journeys, quote of the day, travel
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Random quote of the day:

“There’s a certain moment in every memorable journey, often recognized only in hindsight, when the trip you are on presents itself, and the one you thought you were taking or had planned is jettisoned. It’s then that you begin really traveling, not merely touring.”

—Andrew McCarthy, “The Longest Way Home,” National Geographic Traveler, Nov/Dec 2006

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Wed 10 Dec 2014

This little light of mine

Posted by PJ under light, quote of the day, the deep within, understanding
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Random quote of the day:

“My own understanding is the sole treasure I possess, and the greatest. Though infinitely small and fragile in comparison with the powers of darkness, it is still a light, my own light.”

—Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections (tr. Clara and Richard Winston)

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Tue 9 Dec 2014

As within

Posted by PJ under psychology, quote of the day, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”

—William James, Principles of Psychology, 1890

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