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 1 April 2022

Friday, April 1, 2022 // April Fool's Day

QOD:  The Greek word for “return” is nostos.  Algos means “suffering.”  So Nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.  ~  Milan Kundera (b. Apr. 1, 1929), Czech writer [Milan Kundera died in Paris, France on July 11, 2023 at age 94.]

Thursday 31 March 2022

Thursday, March 31, 2022

QOD:  The world is born when two people kiss.  ~  Octavio Paz Lozano (Mar. 31, 1914 ~ Apr. 19, 1998), Mexican diplomat, poet and recipient of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature

Wednesday 30 March 2022

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

QOD:  Normality is a paved road; it’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.  ~  Vincent Van Gogh (Mar. 30, 1853 ~ July 29, 1890), Dutch artist 

Tuesday 29 March 2022

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

QOD:  It’s always a buyer’s market when it comes to souls.  ~  Jo Nesbø (b. Mar. 29, 2960), Norwegian author

Monday 28 March 2022

Monday, March 28, 2022

QOD:  The earth has grown a nervous system, and it’s us.  ~  Daniel Dennett (né Daniel Clement Dannett, III; b. Mar. 28, 1942), American philosopher and writer

Sunday 27 March 2022

Sunday, March 27, 2022

QOD:  Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space.  ~  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (Mar. 27, 1886 ~ Aug. 17, 1969), German-born architect