“Nothing living should ever be treated with contempt. Whatever it is that lives, a man, a tree, or a bird, should be touched gently, because the time is short. Civilization is another word for respect for life.”~Elizabeth Goudge English children’s writer Elizabeth Goudge was born on this day in 1900.
“Democracy is not a spectator sport, it’s a participatory event. If we don’t participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.”~Michael Moore American film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist Michael Moore was born on this day in 1954.
“Men do not change; they unmask themselves.”~Madame de Staël French novelist, woman of letters, philosopher, and political theorist Madame de Staël was born on this day in 1766.
“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”~Queen Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms Queen Elizabeth II was born on this day in 1926.
“It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their ‘personhood’ often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of ‘We the People’ by whom and for whom … Continue reading Random Quote for April 20, 2026
Once upon a time, I wanted to get out of the usual writing rut and write about a protagonist who isn’t a young person being called to save the world. Instead, Lorielei Alterian presented herself. Lorielei is an elven Healer with centuries of knowledge, and she is called upon to help recover relics of the … Continue reading Lorielei: The Company Gathers
“The only reaction against an unbearable society is equally unbearable nonsense.”~Kathy Acker American experimental novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, critic, performance artist, and postmodernist writer Kathy Acker was born on this day in 1947.
“We talk often about choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to choose.”~Sandra Fluke American lawyer and women’s rights activist Sandra Fluke was born on this day in 1981.
“Ours is the age which is proud of machines that think and suspicious of men who try to.”~Howard Mumford Jones American intellectual historian, literary critic, journalist, poet, and English professor Howard Mumford Jones was born on this day in 1892.
“There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, He is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True … Continue reading Random Quote for April 15, 2026
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