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Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel, stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself. Sara Henderson When her husband die…
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It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget. Eoin Colfer Happy 52nd birthday, Eoin Colfer! The creator of the Artemis Fowl series also wro…
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Oh, Life, I am yours. Whatever it is you want of me, I am ready to give. William Steig For the majority of his long career, William Steig (born Novem…
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Skip to content About Start Here Pantry Culture Travel Shop Video Facebook Instagram Pinterest RSS Twitter Youtube Recipe Index Course Appetizer Beve…
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Until we invent telepathy, books are our best choice for understanding the rest of humanity. Christopher Paolini Christopher Paolini (born November 1…
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It's true that adventures are good for people even when they are very young. Adventures can get in a person's blood even if he doesn't remember havin…
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If you don't know, the thing to do is not to get scared, but to learn. Ayn Rand Before Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand wrote a play cal…
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You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering. Anne Rice Happy 73rd birthday,…
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We are a race of artists. What are we doing about it? Shirley Graham Du Bois American playwright and author Shirley Graham Du Bois (born November 11,…
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There are books so alive that you're always afraid that while you weren't reading, the book has gone and changed, has shifted like a river. Marina Ts…
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I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list. Susan Sontag January 3, 1951: On this day, a then 17-year-old Susan Sontag married her sociology inst…
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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you. Joseph Heller Joseph Heller (born May 1, 1923) wrote the first chapter of Catch-22 i…
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No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow. Alice Walker Happy 71st birthday, Alice Walker! In 1973 the author f…
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Only a generation of readers will spawn a generation of writers. Steven Spielberg Happy 68th birthday, Steven Spielberg! The famed director wrote som…
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The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish. Terry Southern November 2, 1962: On this…
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Compassion is the basis of morality. Arthur Schopenhauer Influential German thinker Arthur Schopenhauer (born February 22, 1788) wrote The World as W…
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The best teachers impart knowledge through sleight of hand, like a magician. Kate Betts Happy birthday, Kate Betts! The American fashion journalist l…
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It is a wonderful seasoning of all enjoyments to think of those we love. Molière January 15, 1622: French playwright and actor Molière wrote wildly p…
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Resolving a merge conflict from the command line This guide demonstrates how to resolve some common conflicts via the command line. You will need a …
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The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.. John Milton When John Milton (born December 9, 1608) wrote Par…
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I have to see a thing a thousand times before I see it once. Thomas Wolfe July 9, 1937: On this day, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a letter to Thomas Wol…
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I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing. Herman Melville October 3, 1860: On this day, as he sailed north t…
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That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be. James Jones James Jones (born November 6, 1921)…
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There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor. Charles Dickens December 19, 1843: Charles Dickens self-publishe…
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At the Museum of Sonoma County checking out the latest exhibit titled “See something, Say Something” Personal favorite was the basketball pyramid. T…
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We went down into the silent garden. Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. Everything is transfixed, only the light moves. L…
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Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave, and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way. Alice Childress Alice Childr…
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Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone. Anthony Burgess May 14, 1962: The original U.K. edition of A Clockwork Orange was pub…
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Nobody said not to go. Emily Hahn Emily Hahn (born January 14, 1905) became a New Yorker writer when the magazine published letters that she wrote to…
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Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious. Ruth Reichl When she wrote for the New York Times, Ruth Reichl (born Jan…
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I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live? Tennessee Williams When he was 21, Tennessee Williams (born March 26…
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That which you believe becomes your world. Richard Matheson Fantasy, horror, and sci-fi writer Richard Matheson (born February 20, 1926) worked on Th…
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One day I was counting the cats and I absent-mindedly counted myself. Bobbie Ann Mason Happy 77th birthday, Bobbie Ann Mason! The celebrated author o…
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Suppose time is a circle, bending back on itself. The world repeats itself, precisely, endlessly. Alan Lightman Happy 66th birthday, Alan Lightman! T…
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The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it. B.K.S. Iyengar Indian author B.K.S. I…
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You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help. Bill Watterson Happy 59th birthday, Bill Watterson! The creator of the b…
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Great minds are always feared by lesser minds. Dan Brown Happy 53th birthday, Dan Brown! The author of blockbuster thriller The Da Vinci Code also co…
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What are you going to do? Everything, is my guess. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the compli…