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 21 June 2013

Friday, June 21, 2013

QOD:  Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.  ~  Mary McCarthy (née Mary Therese McCarthy; June 21, 1912 ~ Oct. 25, 1989)

Thursday 20 June 2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013


QOD:  It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.  ~  Lillian Hellman (née Lillian Florence Hellman; June 20, 1905 ~ June 30, 1984)

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

QOD:  Do you wish people to think well of you?  Don’t speak well of yourself.  ~  Blaise Bascal (June 19, 1623 ~ Aug. 19, 1662)

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

QOD:  No good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.  ~  Roger Ebert (né Roger Joseph Ebert; June 18, 1942 ~ Apr. 4, 2013)

Monday 17 June 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

QOD:  He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.  ~  M.C. Escher (né Maurits Cornelis Escher; June 17, 1989 ~ March 27, 1972)

Sunday 16 June 2013

Sunday, June 16, 2013

QOD:  No one can avoid aging, but aging productively is something else.  ~  Katharine Graham (née Katharine Meyer; June 16, 1917 ~ July 17, 2001)