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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1080 on: January 27, 2017, 09:43:35 PM »
Friday, January 27th, 2017 - John Updike's Death Anniversary



An American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.   

We do survive every moment after all except the last one.
John Updike
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1081 on: January 28, 2017, 08:35:40 PM »
Saturday, January 28th, 2017 - Zora Neale Hurston's Death Anniversary



An American folklorist, anthropologist, and author during the time of the Harlem Renaissance.   

There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.
Zora Neale Hurston
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1082 on: January 29, 2017, 09:50:39 PM »
Sunday, January 29th, 2017 - Robert Frost's Death Anniversary



An American poet.   

To be social is to be forgiving.
Robert Frost
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1083 on: January 31, 2017, 11:40:06 PM »
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 - Thomas Merton's Birthday



A 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer.

Violence is essentially wordless and it can begin only where thought and rational communication have broken down.
Thomas Merton
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1084 on: February 04, 2017, 11:37:41 PM »
Sunday, February 5th, 2017 - Marianne Moore's Death Anniversary



An American Modernist poet and writer noted for her irony and wit.   

Poetry is all nouns and verbs.
Marianne Moore
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1085 on: February 07, 2017, 07:04:30 PM »
Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 - Charles Dickens' Birthday



An English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period.   

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1086 on: February 09, 2017, 09:40:43 PM »
Thursday, February 9th, 2017 - Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Death Anniversary



A Russian writer of realist fiction and essays.   

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1087 on: February 12, 2017, 08:35:33 PM »
Sunday, February 12th, 2017 - Darwin Day

A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life.
Charles Darwin
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1088 on: February 15, 2017, 10:07:54 PM »
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 - Susan B. Anthony's Birthday



A prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States.   

Woman must not depend upon the protection of man but must be taught to protect herself.
Susan B. Anthony
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1089 on: February 26, 2017, 08:28:35 PM »
Sunday, February 26th, 2017 - William Ralph Inge's Death Anniversary



An English author, Anglican priest, professor of divinity at Cambridge, and Dean of St Paul's Cathedral, which provided the appellation by which he was widely known, "Dean Inge. 

The happy people are those who are producing something.
William Ralph Inge
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1090 on: February 27, 2017, 09:11:59 PM »
Monday, February 27th, 2017 - Peter de Vries' Birthday



An American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit.   

The difficulty with marriage is that we fall in love with a personality but must live with a character.
Peter de Vries
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1091 on: February 28, 2017, 07:14:02 PM »
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 - Henry James' Death Anniversary



An American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. 

Deep experience is never peaceful.
Henry James
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1092 on: March 01, 2017, 06:58:53 PM »
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 - International Women of Color Day

The crown of creation.
Herdeb
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1093 on: March 02, 2017, 10:37:22 PM »
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 - Logan Pearsall Smith's Death Anniversary



An American-born essayist and critic.     

An improper mind is a perpetual feast.
Logan Pearsall Smith
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Re: ~ Quote Of The Day ~
« Reply #1094 on: March 06, 2017, 07:03:38 PM »
Monday, March 6th, 2017 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Birthday



One of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era.   

Light tomorrow with today.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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