Category Archives: Other peoples words

Quotes and Compositions

Posted on October 27, 2011 by randomyriad

“Your shock is the shock that attends all new and sudden acquisitions of knowledge. Things go on behind your back, and you resent this. You’re reminded that not even youth possesses total awareness of the magnitude, subtlety, and horror of … Continue reading →

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We Are In A Jam, No Matter When

Posted on October 18, 2011 by randomyriad

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (1813 – 1855) ‘The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday–but never jam to-day.’ ‘It MUST come sometimes to “jam to-day,”‘ Alice objected. ‘No, … Continue reading →

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2 Forests in Black and White and One Quote

Posted on October 10, 2011 by randomyriad

Electric Forest (Fountain Pen on Calligraphy Paper) “I do not believe that I am now dreaming, but I cannot prove that I am not.” Philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) Origami Forest Night (ball point on calligraphy paper)

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Writing Cannot Be Copied.

Posted on October 3, 2011 by randomyriad

With an unprecedented amount of available text, our problem is not needing to write more of it; instead, we must learn to negotiate the vast quantity that exists. How I make my way through this thicket of information—how I manage … Continue reading →

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From The Safety of the Diner

Posted on September 12, 2011 by randomyriad

I used to go to Bob’s Big Boy restaurant just about every day from the mid-seventies until the early eighties. I’d have a milk shake and sit and think. There’s safety in thinking in a diner. You can have your … Continue reading →

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