QOD: I am the kind of writer that people think other people are reading. ~ V.S. Naipaul (né Vidiadha Surajprasad Naipaul; b. Aug. 17, 1932) [V.S. Naipaul died on August 11, 2018, just 6 days before his 86th birthday.]
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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.
Monday, 30 April 2012
Sunday, 29 April 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
QOD: News, if unreported, has no impact. It might as well have not happened at all. ~ Gay Talese (b. Feb. 7, 1932)
Friday, 27 April 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
QOD: No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car. ~ August Strindberg (Jan. 22, 1849)
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
QOD: When I was young, I used to think that money was the most important thing in life. Now that I am old, I know it is. ~ Oscar Wilde (né Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde; Oct. 16, 1954 ~ Nov. 30, 1900)
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
QOD: If you have talent, you don't have to tell people. ~ Pee Wee Reese (né Harold Peter Henry; July 23, 1918 ~ Aug. 14, 1999), American baseball player
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
QOD: Tradition is tending the flame; it's not worshiping the ashes. ~ Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860 ~ May 18, 1911)
Monday, 23 April 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
QOD: Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. ~ Erma Bombeck (née Erma Louise Fiste; Feb. 21, 1922 ~ Apr. 22, 1996)