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Fri 5 Aug 2016

The unwalled city

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

“Against other things it is possible to obtain security, but when it comes to death we human beings all live in an unwalled city.”

—Epicurus, quoted in The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Thu 4 Aug 2016

Contrasting happiness

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

“Happiness ain’t a thing in itself—it’s only a contrast with something that ain’t pleasant.”

—Mark Twain, Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Wed 3 Aug 2016

Together

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

“The gist of it is that no one writes alone: one needs a community.”

—Robert Bly, interview, The Paris Review, Spring 2000, No. 154

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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Tue 2 Aug 2016

Blinded

Posted by PJ under lies, quote of the day, truth
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Random quote of the day:

“Sometimes it is easier to see clearly into the liar than into the man who tells the truth. Truth, like light, blinds.”

—Albert Camus, The Fall

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Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

 

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