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Thu 30 Nov 2017

Watching

Posted by PJ under death, happiness, paranoia, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Death watches. So if you have some happiness, conceal it. And when your heart is full, keep your mouth shut also.”

—Saul Bellow, Herzog

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 29 Nov 2017

Flow

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

“The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.”

—John Steinbeck, “In Awe of Words,” The Exonian, 1930

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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Tue 28 Nov 2017

Judgey

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

“Whenever we talk about right and wrong we are turning the light of scrutiny upon our neighbors instead of upon ourselves. We judge in order not to be judged. We uphold the law, because it is easier than to defy it.”

—Henry Miller, “The Immorality of Morality,” Stand Like a Hummingbird: Essays

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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Mon 27 Nov 2017

Kindly step aside

Posted by PJ under death, medicine, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Death is the poor man’s doctor.”

—Irish proverb

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 22 Nov 2017

Hustler-in-chief

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

“Hustlers of the world, there is one Mark you cannot beat: The Mark Inside.”

—William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch

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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Tue 21 Nov 2017

Rising

Posted by PJ under ambition, quote of the day, success
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Random quote of the day:

“Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw and feathers.”

—Rev. Augustus William Hare, Sermons to a Country Congregation

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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Mon 20 Nov 2017

Paths

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

“I dreamed a thousand new paths. I woke and walked my old one.”

—Chinese proverb

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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Fri 17 Nov 2017

The gift

Posted by PJ under darkness, gifts, grief, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.”

—Mary Oliver, “The Uses of Sorrow,” Thirst

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 15 Nov 2017

Occasional

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

“I’m an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”

—Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe’s Guide to Life

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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Tue 14 Nov 2017

Biding their time

Posted by PJ under crime and punishment, quote of the day, revenge, review
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Random quote of the day:

“In organized crime, victims never survive because they will get revenge. In book reviewing, victims invariably survive and ‘bide their time.’”

—Joyce Carol Oates, Twitterfeed, May 30, 2013

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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