QOD: Every lie is two lies ~ the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it. ~ Robert Brault (b. 1938), American author
Friday 15 December 2023
Thursday 14 December 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
QOD: There is no sinner like a young saint. ~ Aphra Behn (Dec. 14, 1640 ~ Apr. 16, 1689), British playwright
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
QOD: Where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people. ~ Heinrich Heine (né Christian Johann Heinrich Heine, Dec. 13, 1797 ~ Feb. 17, 1856), German writer and literary critic
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
QOD: Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers. ~ Gustave Flaubert (Dec. 12, 1821 ~ May 8, 1880), French novelist
Monday 11 December 2023
Monday, December 11, 2023
QOD: Though the world cannot be changed by talking to one child at a time, it may at least be known. ~ Grace Paley (née Grace Goodside; Dec. 11, 1922 ~ Aug. 22, 2007), American writer, poet, and political activist
Sunday 10 December 2023
Sunday, December 10, 2023
QOD: If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire can ever warm me, I know that is poetry. ~ Emily Dickinson (née Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, Dec. 10, 1830 ~ May 15, 1886), American poet