May 302012
 

 

I seek the real stuff of life. Profound drama. People living deeply have no fear of death.

Anaïs Nin

 

 

When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.

Anaïs Nin

Hurricane Sandy Web Banner
May 232012
 

I think all cats are wild. They only act tame if there’s a saucer of milk in it for them. Douglas Adams,   It is said that in Ulthar, which lies beyond the river Skai, no man may kill a cat; and this I can verily believe as I gaze upon him who sitteth purring [...]

May 162012
 

I  still think of myself as I was 25 years ago. Then I look in a mirror and see an old bastard and I realize it’s me. Dave Allen,   En vieillissant, on devient plus fou et plus sage. As one grows older, one becomes wiser and more foolish. François de La Rochefoucauld,

May 152012
 

To be individual, my friends, to be different from others, is the only way to become distinguished from the common herd. Let us be glad, therefore, that we differ from one another in form and in disposition. Variety is the spice of life, and we are various enough to enjoy one another’s society; so let [...]

May 142012
 

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, — always do what you are afraid to do. Ralph Waldo Emerson,   Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. J. R. R. Tolkien, Gildor Inglorion to Frodo in, The Lord      [...]

Mar 282012
 

  Let us swear while we may, for in heaven it will not be allowed.” ~ Mark Twain   When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty. It may not sound nice to some bunch of little old ladies at an afternoon [...]