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, 15 July 2016

Friday, July 15, 2016

QOD:  Falling out of love is chiefly a matter of forgetting how charming someone is.  ~  Iris Murdoch (July 15, 1919 ~ Feb. 9, 1999)

Thursday, 14 July 2016

Thursday, July 14, 2016

QOD:  The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.  And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.  ~  Elie Wiesel (nĂ© Eliezer Wiesel; Sept. 30, 1928 ~ July 2, 2016)

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

QOD:  Last Wednesday, I stupidly dropped my iPhone in the bath, and my life has sort of spiraled almost out of control.  ~  Patrick Stewart (b. July 13, 1940)

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

QOD:  It’s good to fight with your brothers, and it’s good to tease them to give them advice.  ~  Malala Yousafzai (b. July 12, 1997)

Monday, 11 July 2016

Monday, July 11, 2016

QOD:  Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.  ~  E.B. White (nĂ© Elwyn Brooks White; July 11, 1899 ~ Oct. 1, 1985)

Sunday, 10 July 2016

Sunday, July 10, 2016

QOD:  Memory is the way we keep telling ourselves our stories ~ and telling other people a somewhat different version of our stories.  ~  Alice Munro (b. July 10, 1931)