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Sine_Ni_Ceallach · Post by **Sine_Ni_Ceallach** » 14 Oct 2013, 14:12

"He begged hard, and said he couldn't play—a plausible excuse, but too thin; there wasn't a musician in the country that could." - Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

feyindie60 · Post by **feyindie60** » 16 Oct 2013, 15:43

Jenn+books wrote:This is the funniest quote from the October book of the month, The Boy who Lived with Ghosts.

"It is absolutely not my fault that there is no warning on the packet about the dangers of putting a small bomb in the end of someone's cigarette." (p. 227)

-- 09 Oct 2013, 08:13 --

One of my favorites of all time:

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women, merely players."
(As You Like It, II.7)

This I remember frequently through my life! Thanks

-- 16 Oct 2013, 16:47 --

Fran wrote:"A lie told often enough becomes the truth" ... Vladimir Lenin

This was recently quoted in reference to our political system and the antics of the Tea Party on Politicus.com.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 18 Oct 2013, 05:04

"All Flesh is Grass" .. Isaiah 40:6

mig_anne · Post by **mig_anne** » 18 Oct 2013, 11:46

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

Curious · Post by **Curious** » 11 Nov 2013, 11:44

And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Khaled Hosseini

RockyNoBalboa · Post by **RockyNoBalboa** » 14 Nov 2013, 00:49

Leoch wrote:"Smooth sailing never produced a skillful sailor." (Sorry, I don't know who originally said it)

I really like this quote!

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 15 Nov 2013, 18:52

"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
............. Carl Sagan

Mom2Grey · Post by **Mom2Grey** » 21 Nov 2013, 17:30

"It is a curious subject of observation and inquiry, whether hatred and love be not the same thing at bottom. Each, in its utmost development, supposes a high degree of intimacy and heart-knowledge; each renders one individual dependent for the food of his affections and spiritual life upon another; each leaves the passionate lover, or the no less passionate hater, forlorn and desolate by the withdrawal of his object".

~ The Scarlet Letter

Aubrey_Archard · Post by **Aubrey_Archard** » 22 Nov 2013, 11:53

"It is not how one was raised that determines their life, but rather their personal power." - Carlos Castaneda

jhollan2 · Post by **jhollan2** » 21 Jan 2014, 03:19

"I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I want to be light and frolicsome. I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing as though I had wings." - Mary Oliver

SheldrakeWriter · Post by **SheldrakeWriter** » 25 Jan 2014, 14:30

'A man's reach must exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?'

Robert Browning

And I speak as man who does not believe in an afterlife...

FNAWrite · Post by **FNAWrite** » 28 Jan 2014, 16:38

"This is the funniest quote from the October book of the month, The Boy who Lived with Ghosts.

"It is absolutely not my fault that there is no warning on the packet about the dangers of putting a small bomb in the end of someone's cigarette." (p. 227"

So, an absolutely unfunny book then?

H0LD0Nthere · Post by **H0LD0Nthere** » 28 Jan 2014, 22:22

Dave Barry:
'Horses are the opposite of dogs, when it comes to gratitude. You give a dog something to eat, say a wad of pre-chewed Dentyne, and the dog will love you and fawn on you and try to kill the pizza delivery guy if he comes anywhere near you. Whereas with a horse, you can spend hours grooming the horse, cleaning its stall, and carting its food and water back and forth, and the horse will be thinking, "Should I chomp on this person's arm?" '

jhollan2 · Post by **jhollan2** » 29 Jan 2014, 12:18

Life is either a great adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable. Hellen Keller