Category Archives: Other peoples words

A Little Cervantes and Some Short, Fuzzy Answers

Posted on August 2, 2010 by randomyriad

This morning I was feeling  sick and tired of filling out endless online applications that seemed like written job interviews. When I came across this quote in Lua’s very literary Blog. It made me feel like by just trying your … Continue reading →

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Hamlet, The Hatter, and Wiley Cayote: My Cartoon Life Part II

Posted on July 12, 2010 by randomyriad

The Mad Hatter‘s Riddle: “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” Hamlet‘s Cloud: Act III Scene II Hamlet: Do you see yonder cloud, That’s almost in the shape of a camel. Polonius: By the mass, and ’tis like a … Continue reading →

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It’s Not the Words that Count

Posted on June 8, 2010 by randomyriad

“It’s not the words that count but the rush of truth which uses words for its purposes; as a virtuoso performing on his instrument may use any combination of the notes within a beat (the word) but it is the … Continue reading →

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Thinking About How We Think Others Think About Us

Posted on June 1, 2010 by randomyriad

“Although your idea of what someone else thinks of you is only paranoic, unreal, and illusionary, it is part of your relationship with the person, as much a part of it as the actuality of the person’s real thoughts” Jack … Continue reading →

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Learning to Walk Back in My Shadows of Truth

Posted on May 31, 2010 by randomyriad

“I’ve got to learn to walk back to the shadows of truth” — Jack Kerouac, journals 11/47 This is what I want to do as writer. There is no way to tell “The Truth” because there is only subjective truth, … Continue reading →

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