If writing is in fact the painting of the mind, this literary wall will look like several undisciplined aborigines who’ve never seen a paint roller are given two, loaded with bright, obnoxious colors and told to clean them off on a not-quite-white surface.
There is no particular order. These are the gleanings of untold weeks of mining all sorts of sources piquing the interest of a writer: me. Anything can and usually does appear in these strange compendiums of wisdom, these patchwork quilts of infinite colors and textures, tastes and sounds.
A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion.
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True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by.
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We have tomorrows for a reason.
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People don’t always build walls to keep others out. There are times it is done out of necessity to protect whatever is left within.
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ROCK – playing 3 chords in front of hundreds of people. JAZZ – playing hundreds of chords in front of three people.
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Okay–apparently, this is not a phase. This really is who I am. Scares me, too.
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History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The love of learning is what a person feels when his soul perceives the truth. – Unknown
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YOU MAY HAVE TO FIGHT A BATTLE MORE THAN ONCE TO WIN IT. – Margaret Thatcher
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Don’t follow the trail of money; let money follow the trail of your success.
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Every effort is a success even if you don’t personally see the results.
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There is nothing noble about being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. – Ernest Hemingway
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Courage is an outgrowth of who we are. Exterior supports may temporarily sustain, but only inward character creates courage. – Max Lucado
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You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins. – Jim Stovall
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New word: “acciditional – an extra condition added totally by mistake.”
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Without some sort of major intervention, people don’t change much. Under stress, the damage usually surfaces.
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Writer J. A. Jance: Is loving someone ever worth the ultimate price of losing them?
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THE MASK: Which one do you wear to hide your anger, pain, humiliation, low-self-opinion, etc.? “Ordeal by tux . . .”