QOD

This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.

On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.

Friday 17 August 2012

Friday, August 17, 2012

QOD:  It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.  ~  Anne Sexton (née Anne Gray Harvey; Nov. 9, 1928 ~ Oct. 4, 1974)

Thursday 16 August 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012

QOD:  If you can't be kind, at least be vague.  ~  Judith Martin (b. Sept. 13, 1938)

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

QOD:  In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.  ~  Julia Child (Aug. 15, 1912 ~ Aug. 12, 2004)

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

QOD:  It's all right to hold a conversation, but you should let go of it now and then.  ~  Richard Armour (July 15, 1906 ~ Feb. 28, 1989)

Monday 13 August 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012

QOD:  A narcissist is someone better-looking than you are.  ~  Gore Vidal (Oct. 3, 1925 ~ July 31, 2012)

Sunday 12 August 2012

Sunday, August 12, 2012

QOD:  Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?  ~  James Thurber (né James Grover Thurber; Dec. 8, 1894 ~ Nov. 2, 1961)