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, 25 February 2019

Monday, February 25, 2019

QOD:  I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it.  ~  Jack Handey (b. Feb. 25, 1949)

Sunday, 24 February 2019

Sunday, February 24, 2019

QOD:  A saint is a person who gives of themselves without asking for anything in return.  That’s how simple it is to be a saint.  ~  Edward James Olmos (b. Feb. 24, 1947)

Friday, 22 February 2019

Friday, February 22, 2019

QOD:  The first 40 years of life give us the text; the next 30 years provide the commentary. ~  Arthur Schopenhauer  (Feb. 22, 1788 ~ Sept. 21, 1860)

Thursday, 21 February 2019

Thursday, February 21, 2019

QOD:  If you are immune to boredom, there is nothing you cannot accomplish.  ~  David Foster Wallace (Feb. 21, 1962 ~ Sept. 12, 2008)

Wednesday, 20 February 2019

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

QOD:  Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.  ~  Hesketh Pearson (né Edward Hesketh Gibbons Pearson; Feb. 20, 1887 ~ Apr. 9, 1964), British actor and biographer

Tuesday, 19 February 2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

QOD:  Fate is shaped half by expectation, half by inattention.  ~  Amy Tan (b. Feb. 19, 1952)

Monday, 18 February 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019 / Presidents' Day

QOD:  Writers are frequently asked why they wrote their first book.  A more interesting answer might come from asking why they wrote their second one.  ~  Len Deighton (né Leonard Cyril Deighton; Feb. 18, 1929), British novelist