“History is said to be written by the victors. Fiction, by contrast, is largely the work of injured bystanders.” ~Edna O'Brien Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet, and short-story writer Edna O'Brien was born on this day in 1930.
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Random Quote for December 13, 2022
“In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been.” ~Ella Baker African-American civil rights and human rights activist Ella Baker was born on this day in 1903.
Random Quote for December 12, 2022
“Let me be content with being happy, without sighing that I am not distinguished.” ~Anna Seward English Romantic poet Anna Seward was born on this day in 1742.
Random Quote for December 10, 2022
“But silence is where victims dwell.” ~Nelly Sachs German-Swedish poet and playwright Nelly Sachs was born on this day in 1891.
Random Quote for December 09, 2022
“Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.” ~Joan Armatrading Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist Joan Armatrading was born on this day in 1950.
Random Quote for December 08, 2022
“We all of us deserve happiness or none of us does.” ~Mary Gordon American writer Mary Gordon was born on this day in 1949.
Investigating the Cultists
The party headed back toward the village, approaching from the west. Sitting atop a hill overlooking the town, they saw very little activity at first. Three men were dragged into the courtyard under guard a quarter candle later. They watched as the guards backed away when a priest in black and red robes appeared. “Wonder … Continue reading Investigating the Cultists
Random Quote for December 06, 2022
“We mostly spend [our] lives conjugating three verbs: to Want, to Have, and to Do… forgetting that none of these verbs have any ultimate significance, except so far as they are transcended by and included in, the fundamental verb, to Be.” ~Evelyn Underhill English poet, writer, pacifist, and mystic Evelyn Underhill was born on this … Continue reading Random Quote for December 06, 2022
Random Quote for December 05, 2022
“Choose love not in the shallows but in the deep.” ~Christina Rossetti English writer Christina Rossetti was born on this day in 1830.
Random Quote for December 03, 2022
“I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time.” ~Anna Freud British psychoanalyst of Austrian-Jewish descent, Anna Freud was born on this day in 1895.
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