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Thu 17 Aug 2017

Chthonic hearts

Posted by PJ under genre, human nature, literature, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“The pedantic decisions and definable readjustments of man may be found in scrolls and statute books and scriptures; but men’s basic assumptions and everlasting energies are to be found in penny dreadfuls and halfpenny novelettes. Thus a man, like many men of real culture in our day, might learn from good literature nothing except the power to appreciate good literature. But from bad literature he might learn to govern empires and look over the map of mankind.”

—G. K. Chesterton, Heretics

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 15 Aug 2017

Intrusions

Posted by PJ under beauty, meaning, quote of the day, surprises
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Random quote of the day:

“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”

—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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Mon 14 Aug 2017

Blessed normal

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

“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are….Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.”

—Mary Jean Irion, “Let Me Hold You While I May”

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 11 Aug 2017

Honestly

Posted by PJ under gods, honesty, prayers, quote of the day, truth
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Random quote of the day:

“God can handle honest, and prayer begins an honest conversation.”

—Anne Lamott, Help, Thanks, Wow

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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Thu 10 Aug 2017

In the details

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

“We think in generalities, but we live in detail.”

—Alfred North Whitehead, “The Education of an Englishman,” The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 138, 1926

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 9 Aug 2017

Don’t be afraid

Posted by PJ under courage and fear, faith, quote of the day, the world
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Random quote of the day:

“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.”

—Frederick Buechner, Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC’s of Faith

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Tue 8 Aug 2017

Cinematically yours

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

“Seeing oneself as acting in a movie or play is not merely fantasy or indulgence; it is fundamental to how people work out who it is they are, and may become.”

—Benedict Carey, “This is Your Life (and How You Tell It),” New York Times, May 22, 2007

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 7 Aug 2017

Informed ignorance

Posted by PJ under ignorance, internet, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“I think we risk becoming the best informed society that has ever died of ignorance.”

—Rubén Blades, at a Harvard conference reported by Anne Stewart of AP, February 18, 1993

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Fri 4 Aug 2017

Wonder

Posted by PJ under photography, quote of the day, reality, wonder
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Random quote of the day:

“If reality fails to fill us with wonder, it is because we have fallen into the habit of seeing it as ordinary.”

—Brassaï (Gyula Halász), quoted in Brassaï: Paris by Jean-Claude Gautrand

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Thu 3 Aug 2017

Remembering

Posted by PJ under memoir, memories, quote of the day, stories
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Random quote of the day:

“What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.”

—Gabriel Garcia Márquez, quoted in The Guardian, 21 January 2001 from his then memoir-in-progress

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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