Random quote of the day:

“Whenever we talk about right and wrong we are turning the light of scrutiny upon our neighbors instead of upon ourselves. We judge in order not to be judged. We uphold the law, because it is easier than to defy it.”

—Henry Miller, “The Immorality of Morality,” Stand Like a Hummingbird: Essays

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Random quote of the day:

“Death is the poor man’s doctor.”

—Irish proverb

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Random quote of the day:

“Hustlers of the world, there is one Mark you cannot beat: The Mark Inside.”

—William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch

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Random quote of the day:

“Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw and feathers.”

—Rev. Augustus William Hare, Sermons to a Country Congregation

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Random quote of the day:

“I dreamed a thousand new paths. I woke and walked my old one.”

—Chinese proverb

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Random quote of the day:

“Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.”

—Mary Oliver, “The Uses of Sorrow,” Thirst

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Random quote of the day:

“I’m an occasional drinker, the kind of guy who goes out for a beer and wakes up in Singapore with a full beard.”

—Raymond Chandler, Philip Marlowe’s Guide to Life

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Random quote of the day:

“In organized crime, victims never survive because they will get revenge. In book reviewing, victims invariably survive and ‘bide their time.’”

—Joyce Carol Oates, Twitterfeed, May 30, 2013

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Random quote of the day:

“Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.”

—Mencius, The Meng-Tzu (tr. James Legge)

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Random quote of the day:

“How fragile we are, between the few good moments.”

—Jane Hirshfield, “Vinegar and Oil,” Come, Thief

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