Tag: quote
member name: Sammie B.
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August 12, 2008 09:01 AM EDT --
I recently received a copy of A Guide for Grown-ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. I absolutely adore his work, and his philosophies couldn't be any . . .
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August 13, 2008 08:44 AM EDT --
"In giving you are throwing a bridge across the chasm of your solitude."
- The Wisdom of the Sands
"Car donner est jeter un pont par-dessus l'abîme de la solitude."
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June 03, 2008 06:57 AM EDT --
"Life is a jest, and all things show it;
I thought so once, but now I know it."
- John Gay
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April 17, 2008 10:42 AM EDT --
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
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April 14, 2008 11:22 AM EDT --
A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness. It finds the thought and the thought finds the words.
- Robert Frost
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April 15, 2008 10:59 AM EDT --
Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.
- Ernest Hemingway
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June 02, 2008 08:27 AM EDT --
"When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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I thought this quote was very fitting. He is one of my favorite authors . . .
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August 10, 2008 09:53 PM EDT --
Since you guys all did so well for Week One, I thought I'd make Week Two a bit of a challenge. It should be very interesting seeing what everyone comes up with!
But, for those of you who may be . . .
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August 16, 2008 10:18 AM EDT --
"True freedom lies only in the creative process. The fisherman is free when he fishes according to his instinct. The sculptor is free when carving a face."
- Wartime Writings 1930-1944
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August 17, 2008 10:10 AM EDT --
"I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child."
- Flight to Arras
((I was unable to find this one in French.))
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Quotes are taken from . . .
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August 17, 2008 10:45 PM EDT --
Well, this week was a bit tough for some (too tough, I dare say), so for the next quote I'll try to do something that might be a bit easier. Though, remember that there is no right or wrong way to . . .
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August 17, 2008 10:53 PM EDT --
I guess Week Two's prompt was a bit hard for some people, so we'll back it up a bit and try to find a bit of an easier quote this week. :)
And, for those of you who may be newcomers, I'll . . .
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April 16, 2008 01:20 PM EDT --
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia. ~E.L. Doctorow
I can definitely relate to this one, and I'm sure many other writers out there know exactly what Doctorow is talking . . .
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August 02, 2008 04:59 PM EDT --
For all those who may not realize, this is a new group. The point is this: we always hear how a picture's worth a thousand words, right? So, here I'm giving you the words, and what you need to . . .
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August 25, 2008 09:59 AM EDT --
This one might be a little hard, but it's one that can be approached from just about any angle.
For those of you who may be newcomers, I'll back up and explain about the group.
Here's . . .
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September 15, 2008 07:57 PM EDT --
I'm a day late for this, and I'm sorry. Things have been pretty hectic around here and I completely forgot.
Anyway, we had some really good entries this week and it's so hard to judge . . .
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September 15, 2008 08:13 PM EDT --
There were a lot of good entries for this one, and I was surprised at how different mountains can look from all sorts of perspectives!
The quote for week five was:
"Mountains are earth's . . .
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September 15, 2008 08:20 PM EDT --
For those of you who may be newcomers, I'll back up and explain about the group.
Here's how it works:
Post as many pictures as you'd like for the theme.
Please add either ptq or . . .
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October 20, 2008 05:38 PM EDT --
I finally did it! I got on here and I finally have a week seven quote for ya'll. Sorry it took so long, but things are finally getting sorted out. :)
Alright, here's the regular spiel.
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August 10, 2008 09:40 PM EDT --
I must say, for the first week of these we've had great participation. Thanks to everyone who entered a picture this week, it was a lot of fun looking at them all!
And now, the moment you've . . .
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