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Wed 14 Mar 2018

Finished

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

“The minute a writer knows what his style is, he’s finished.”

—E. L. Doctorow, The Paris Review, Winter 1986, No. 101

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 13 Mar 2018

Vacancy

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

“We don’t forget, but something vacant settles in us.”

—Roland Barthes, Mourning Diary

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 12 Mar 2018

Contentment

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

“While we pursue happiness, we flee from contentment.”

—Hasidic proverb

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Thu 8 Mar 2018

River joy

Posted by PJ under joy, quote of the day, rivers, soul
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Random quote of the day:

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”

—Rumi, “Moving Water” (tr. Coleman Barks)

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 7 Mar 2018

Avoid cliché like the plague

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

“The cliché always flourishes in the creative arts because the familiar gives a sense of comfort and security.”

—Roy Huggins, “The Ten-Point Guide to Happiness While Writing or Directing a Maverick”

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 6 Mar 2018

Whack-y

Posted by PJ under possibilities, problem solving, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.”

—Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1983

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 5 Mar 2018

My gazelle

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

“In the eyes of its mother, every beetle is a gazelle.”

—Moroccan proverb

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Fri 2 Mar 2018

Not doing

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

“We had nothing to do and we did it.”

—Arthur Conan Doyle, Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure

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Thu 1 Mar 2018

Redeemer

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, redemption, work
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Random quote of the day:

“Work is a bleak redeemer, but it does redeem; it tires the flesh so that can’t tease the spirit.”

—Emily Dickinson, letter to Mary (Mrs. Samuel) Bowles, January 1878

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Tue 27 Feb 2018

Chop and carry

Posted by PJ under enlightenment, proverb, quote of the day, what the living do, zen
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Random quote of the day:

“Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.”

—Zen proverb

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