QUOTATIONS
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“Writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for wordlessness.” ~ Ernest Hemingway Read more
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The gods do not deduct from man’s allotted span the hours spent in fishing. Read more
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“Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar.” ~Percy Bysshe Shelley Read more
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From blogging every day a year ago, I find now that I have posted nothing here since last Friday. I am finding myself largely wordless these days. While it is common for me to be more of a listener in social conversations, it is unusual for my mind to be so wordless. And yet, here… Read more
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“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.” —Norman Maclean Read more
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“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart” — Rainer Maria Rilke. Read more
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“Jazz is not just, you know, it’s existence music, it doesn’t take you out of the world, it puts you in the world, it makes you deal with it…..and that’s it!” ~Wynton Marsalis “Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life”. ~Art Blakey “Jazz music is the power of our Freedom Movement… It has strengthened… Read more
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“The best way to enhance freedom in other lands is to demonstrate here that our democratic system is worthy of emulation.”—Jimmy Carter Read more
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Each time I reread an old favorite, I start with the idea of focusing on some different aspect of the story or a writing technique than I have in the past. Last week, during my annual re-reading of Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece, Treasure Island, I wanted to specifically focus on something that I have noticed before but never spent much time exploring: specifically… Read more
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For Easter Sunday, Here is a reminder from Pope Leos XIV that true Christianity is about peace and love of neighbor. It is NOT about profit, war, and retribution. Brothers and sisters,Christ is risen! Happy Easter! For centuries, the Church has joyfully sung of the event that is the origin and foundation of her faith:… Read more
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