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.

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Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

QOD:  If I insist on giving you my truth, and never stop to receive your truth in return, there can be no truth between us.  ~  Thomas Merton (Jan. 31, 1915 ~ Dec. 10, 1968), American writer and Trappist monk

Sunday, 31 January 2021

Sunday, January 31, 2021

QOD:  The more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torment you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. ~ Thomas Merton (Jan. 31, 1915 ~ Dec. 10, 1968), American writer and monk

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

QOD: The biggest human temptation is to settle for too little. ~ Thomas Merton (Jan. 31, 1915 ~ Dec. 10, 1968)