seventy three: things that go shine in the dark - 2014.07.02

All that is gold does not glitter;
all that is long does not last;
All that is old does not wither;
not all that is over is past.

~ Christopher Tolkien
The Treason of Isengard





seventy two: cubicles of existence - 2014.07.01

We're all islands
shouting lies to each other
across seas of misunderstanding. 

~ Rudyard Kipling
The Light That Failed



seventy one: do i really need a quote for this? - 2014.06.30

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

~ Neal Donald Walsch




seventy: what springs eternal - 2014.06.29

live, then, and be happy,
beloved children of my heart,
and never forget, that until the day
god will deign to reveal the future to man, 
all human wisdom is contained in these two words,
'wait and hope.'

~ Alexandre Dumas


sixty nine: to have been measured - 2014.06.28

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live 
is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. 

~ Pliny the Elder


sixty eight: the gordian lock - 2014.06.27

Having children is like living in a frat house -- nobody sleeps,
everything's broken, and there's a lot of throwing up

~ Ray Romano




sixty seven: the ins and outs - 2014.06.26

You put your left foot in
You take your left foot out
You put your left foot in
And you shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
And you turn yourself around
That's what it's all about

~ The Hokey Pokey Song



sixty six: an apathy so absolute - 2014.06.25

Nor did he give a damn for the world either,
or the universe
or heaven or hell.
But he liked women. 

~ John Fante
The Brotherhood of the Grape





sixty five: the end of an era - 2014.06.24

An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted.

~ Arthur Miller