QOD: I love good sense above all, perhaps because I have
none. ~
Gustave Flaubert (Dec. 12, 1821 ~ May 8, 1880)
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.
Monday, 12 December 2016
Sunday, 11 December 2016
Sunday, December 11, 2016
QOD: A relationship with young people is important to
me. It is important to have a sense of
what’s going on in their world and not just my own. ~
Grace Paley (née Grace Goodside; Dec. 11, 1922 ~ Aug. 22, 2007)
Friday, 9 December 2016
Friday, December 9, 2016
QOD: Sometimes, the thing that ties you down, sets you
free. ~
Kirk Douglas (b. Dec, 9, 1916)
Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
QOD: Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do
generally discover everybody’s face but their own. ~
Jonathan Swift (Nov. 30, 1667 ~ Oct. 19, 1745)
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
QOD: Women have been called queens for a long time, but the
kingdom given them isn’t worth ruling.
~ Louisa May Alcott (Nov. 29, 1832
~ Mar. 6, 1888)
Monday, 28 November 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
QOD: When you are actually powerful, you don’t need
to be petty. ~ Jon Stewart (né Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; b. Nov. 28, 1962)