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 April 2015

Friday, April 17, 2015

QOD:  An incinerator is a writer’s best friend.  ~  Thornton Wilder (né Thornton Niven Wilder; Apr. 17, 1897 ~ Dec. 7, 1975)

Thursday 16 April 2015

Thursday, April 16, 2015

QOD:  Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.  ~  Charlie Chaplin (né Charles Spencer Chaplin; Apr. 16, 1889 ~ Dec. 25, 1977), English comic

Wednesday 15 April 2015

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 / Tax Day

QOD:  The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.  ~  Corrie Ten Boom (née Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom; Apr. 15, 1892 ~ Apr. 15, 1983), Dutch woman who helped many Jews escape the Holocaust during World War II

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

QOD:  The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments.  ~  Annie Sullivan (née Johanna Mansfield Sullivan; Apr. 14, 1866 ~ Oct. 20, 1936), American teacher and lifelong companion of Hellen Keller

Monday 13 April 2015

Monday, April 13, 2015

QOD:   We are all born mad.  Some remain so.  ~  Samuel Beckett (né Samuel Barclay Beckett; Apr. 13, 1906 ~ Dec. 22, 1989), Irish playwright