“The tragedy of war is that it uses man’s best to do man’s worst.”~Harry Emerson Fosdick American pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick was born on this day in 1878.
“The tragedy of war is that it uses man’s best to do man’s worst.”~Harry Emerson Fosdick American pastor Harry Emerson Fosdick was born on this day in 1878.
“The mind is not, I know, a highway, but a temple, and its doors should not be carelessly left open.”~Margaret Fuller American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women’s rights advocate Margaret Fuller was born on this day in 1810.
“There is no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution.”~Betty Williams Peace activist from Northern Ireland Betty Williams was born on this day in 1943.
“When thee builds a prison, thee had better build with the thought ever in thy mind that thee and thy children may occupy the cells.”~Elizabeth Fry English prison reformer, social reformer, philanthropist, and Quaker Elizabeth Fry was born on this day in 1780.
“All my days I have longed equally to travel the right road and to take my own errant path.”~Sigrid Undset Danish-born Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset was born on this day in 1882.
“And that’s how Gryffin came to be proprietor of Gryffin’s Garrett?” “Yep. He traveled with the Nemesis until he was hit in the knee with an arrow. They were near the western foothills of the Dragon’s Tail Range when they were ambushed by bandits.” “‘An arrow to the knee,’ how original.” Bert grins. “Meegan told … Continue reading Meegan: Mud Season
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”~Omar Khayyam Persian polymath Omar Khayyam was born on this day in 1048.
“We all have complexity in our lives.”~Lisa Brennan-Jobs American writer Lisa Brennan-Jobs was born on this day in 1978.
“This is why I read novels: so I can escape my own unrelenting monologue.”~Carol Shields American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer Carol Shields was born on this day in 1935.
Qilynn Starpath was one of the many great-great-granddaughters of Titania, Summer Queen of the Feywild. And the only one to have not inherited the gift of sorcery. To her knowledge, Great-Great-GrandMama never knew about her. Her grandfather, Qinlamin, was not fully fey, his blood was only part-fey. Oh, he was a sorcerer of some repute, … Continue reading Qilynn of the Feywild
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