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Tue 23 Feb 2021

Knees

Posted by PJ under bullies, quote of the day, racism, victim
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Random quote of the day:

“I’m not a victim. I refuse to be one….If you can only be tall because someone’s on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And my feeling is white people have a very, very serious problem and they should start thinking about what they can do about it. Take me out of it.”

—Toni Morrison, interview, Charlie Rose, May 7, 1993

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 19 Feb 2021

Pride

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

“A confessional passage has probably never been written that didn’t stink a little bit of the writer’s pride in having given up his pride.”

—J. D. Salinger, Seymour: An Introduction

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Thu 18 Feb 2021

Thorns

Posted by PJ under communication, families, love, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“You want to find that spot. I often say that to people who are having really difficult relationships with their families. When people look for the soft spot, it can break the deadlock and they can begin to talk to each other again. Sure, they avoid the sticky subjects completely, but they find the place where they still love each other, which is always there waiting to be found.”

—Pema Chödrön, The Lion’s Roar, October 15, 2017

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Wed 17 Feb 2021

Star

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

“If you trust in yourself and believe in your dreams and follow your star, you’ll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren’t so lazy.”

—Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men

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Tue 16 Feb 2021

Clinging

Posted by PJ under hatred, pain, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, that they will be forced to deal with pain.”

—James Baldwin, “Notes of a Native Son”

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 15 Feb 2021

Good deed

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

“A good deed is the best form of prayer.”

—Syrian proverb

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Fri 12 Feb 2021

Journey

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

“The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. That’s the best thing about walking, the journey itself. It doesn’t much matter whether you get where you’re going or not. You’ll get there anyway. Every good hike brings you eventually back home. Right where you started.”

—Edward Abbey, “Walking,” The Journey Home

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Thu 11 Feb 2021

Future

Posted by PJ under future, poverty, privilege, quote of the day, technology
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Random quote of the day:

“The affluent experience the future in the form of technology, while the poor experience the future in the form of calamity.”

—Robert MacFarlane, “What lies beneath,” The Guardian, 20 April 2019

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Wed 10 Feb 2021

Voice

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

“That time
we all heard it,
cool and clear,
cutting across the hot grit of the day.
The major Voice.
The adult Voice
forgoing Rolling River,
forgoing tearful tale of bale and barge
and other symptoms of an old despond.
Warning, in music-words
devout and large,
that we are each other’s
harvest:
we are each other’s
business:
we are each other’s
magnitude and bond.”

―Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Robeson

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Tue 9 Feb 2021

Burning

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

“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”

—Federico Garcia Lorca, Blood Wedding (tr. James Graham-Luján & Richard L. O’Connell)

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