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Thu 19 Dec 2019

Stories

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, stories, what the living do
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Random quote of the day:

“Stories are embedded with instructions which guide us about the complexities of life. Stories enable us to understand the need for and ways to raise a submerged archetype.”

—Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Women Who Run With the Wolves

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Wed 18 Dec 2019

Creativity

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

“Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.”

—John Cleese, Video Arts speech, 23 January 1991

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Tue 17 Dec 2019

Edge

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

“Come to the edge.
We might fall.
Come to the edge.
It’s too high!
COME TO THE EDGE!
And they came
And he pushed
And they flew.”

—Christopher Logue, “Apollinaire Said”

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 16 Dec 2019

Afternoon

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

“One day in the afternoon of the world, glum death will come and sit in you, and when you get up to walk, you will be as glum as death, but if you’re lucky, this will only make the fun better and the love greater.”

—William Saroyan, “One Day in the Afternoon of the World”

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 13 Dec 2019

Disintegrate

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

“You always have a tendency to add. But one must be able to subtract, too. It’s not enough to integrate, you must also disintegrate. That’s the way life is. That’s philosophy. That’s science. That’s progress, civilization.”

—Eugene Ionesco, The Lesson

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 12 Dec 2019

Peace

Posted by PJ under peace, quote of the day, war
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Random quote of the day:

“It is easier to make war than make peace.”

—Georges Clemenceau, “Discours de Paix,” Verdun, July 20, 1919

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Wed 11 Dec 2019

Appealing

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

“Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.”

—Annie Dillard, The Writing Life

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Tue 10 Dec 2019

Bored

Posted by PJ under boredom, passion, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”

—Emile Zola, The Ladies’ Paradise

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 9 Dec 2019

Right

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, right and wrong
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Random quote of the day:

“It is more trouble to make a maxim than it is to do right.”

—Mark Twain, “Pudd’nhead Wilson’s New Calendar,” Following the Equator

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 6 Dec 2019

Carol

Posted by PJ under music, quote of the day, scandal
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Random quote of the day:

“I only can properly enjoy carol services if I am having an illicit affair with someone in the congregation.”

—Alan Clark, Diaries, December 17, 1985

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Key and Peele, Celine Dion, or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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