“A library is infinity under a roof.” ~Gail Carson Levine American author Gail Carson Levine was born on this day in 1947.
“A library is infinity under a roof.” ~Gail Carson Levine American author Gail Carson Levine was born on this day in 1947.
“If you want to be proud of yourself, then do things in which you can take pride.” ~Karen Horney German psychoanalyst Karen Horney was born on this day in 1885.
“Art goes into the world unarmed, vulnerable to every quirk of fate, and it must survive only by its power to move men not to destroy it.” ~Chelsea Quinn Yarbro American writer Chelsea Quinn Yarbro was born on this day in 1942.
“Learn graceful ways of saying no and of pointing out that this pressure to do something is not in line with most people’s wishes.” ~Judith Martin American columnist, author, and etiquette authority, Judith Martin was born on this day in 1938.
“…sometimes we enter art to hide within it. It is where we can go to save ourselves, where a third-person voice protects us.” ~Michael Ondaatje Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker Michael Ondaatje was born on this day in 1943.
“You can’t fix yourself out of a mental health issue. You can’t wake up and say, ‘Today I’m not being depressed!’ It’s a process to get well, but there is recovery.” ~Margaret Trudeau Canadian author, actress, photographer, former television talk show hostess, and social advocate for people with bipolar disorder, Margaret Trudeau was born on … Continue reading Random Quote for September 10, 2022
“Man is not himself only…He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources…He is the land, the lift of its mountain lines, the reach of its valleys.” ~Mary Hunter Austin American writer Mary Hunter Austin was born on this day in 1868.
“Love of power more frequently originates in vanity than pride (two qualities, by the way, which are often confounded) and is, consequently, yet more peculiarly the sin of little than of great minds.” ~Frances Wright Scottish-born lecturer, writer, freethinker, feminist, utopian socialist, abolitionist, social reformer, and Epicurean philosopher Frances Wright was born on this day … Continue reading Random Quote for September 6, 2022
“Maturity is reached the day we don’t need to be lied to about anything.” ~Frank Yerby American writer Frank Yerby was born on this day in 1916.
“If we can’t laugh at ourselves and the human condition, we’re going to be mean.” ~Eileen Brennan American actress Eileen Brennan was born on this day in 1932.
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