“There's two things everybody got to find out for themselves: they got to find out about love, and they got to find out about living. Now, love is like the sea. It's a moving thing. And it's different on every shore. And living… well… There are years that ask questions and years that answer.”~Zora Neale … Continue reading Random Quote for January 7, 2022
“And God said, ‘Love your enemy,’ and I obeyed Him and loved myself.”~Khalil Gibran Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist Khalil Gibran was born on this day in 1883. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“How often when we are comfortable, we begin to long for something new!”~Jacob Grimm German linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist Jacob Grimm was born on this day in 1785. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“Time lost can never be recovered…and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere.”~Erik Larson American journalist and non-fiction author Erik Larson was born on this day in 1954. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“Those who are animated by hope can perform what would seem impossibilities to those who are under the depressing influence of fear.”~Maria Edgeworth Anglo-Irish writer Maria Edgeworth was born on this day in 1768. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“It's important to be precise about words, because of the thought value of them-they frame and shape so much of the way we understand things.”~Michael Nesmith American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist Michael Nesmith was born in 1942. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“It's important to be precise about words, because of the thought value of them-they frame and shape so much of the way we understand things.”~Michael Nesmith American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist Michael Nesmith was born in 1942. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”~Mary Tyler Moore American actress, producer, and social advocate Mary Tyler Moore was born on this day in 1936. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“When people don't want the best for you, they are not the best for you.”~Gayle King American television personality, author, and broadcast journalist Gayle King was born on this day in 1954. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
“What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.”~Chris Abani Nigerian-American author Chris Abani was born on this day in 1966. Follow me on Facebook @jjshaunauthor.
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