“It has always seemed strange to me,’ said Doc. ‘The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.” - John Steinbeck “Cannery Row”
Archive for the ‘Quotes’ Category
I love this quote.
Friday, July 16th, 2004Anil’s Ghost…
Monday, May 24th, 2004I’ve been reading Anil’s Ghost by Michael Ondaatje lately.. and while it isn’t the best thing I have ever read by him.. I’d still pick one of his books over lots of other authors. When I find a quote I like in a book.. it’s usually marked with a Post-It. This book is full of them now.. and while this passage is a little long - I have to post it.
Plot.. the book is about war in Sri Lanka in the 80’s. Death and lots of political unrest.. which I’ve got to admit, I knew nothing about anything mentioned in the book.
“When Gamini finished surgery in the middle of the night, he walked through the compound into the east buildings, where the sick children were. The mothers were always there. Sitting on stools, they rested their upper torso and head on their child’s bed and slept holding the small hands. There were not too many fathers around then. He watched the children, who were unaware of their parents’ arms. Fifty yards away in Emergency, he had heard grown men scream for their mothers as they were dying. “Wait for me! I know you are here…” This is when he stopped believing in man’s rule on earth. He turned away from every man who stood up for a war.,. or the princple of one’s land…or pride of ownership or even personal rights. All of these motives ended up some how in the arms of careless power. One was no worse and no better than the enemy. He believed only in the mothers sleeping against their children..the great sexuality of spirit in them.. the sexuality of care, so the children would be confident and safe during the night…”
another quote ;)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2003I told a friend recently this quote I had on a bookmark… (one of those bookmarks Amazon used to give away with quotes on them.) anyways, I told her the quote reminded me of the way we were… and I remembered the quote but I couldn’t remember who said it.. so I google’d it. Here it is 
“When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food.”–Deciderius Erasmus [1469 - 1536] Dutch Renaissance Scholar & Theologian
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a quote…
Sunday, August 3rd, 2003and another one…
James Price
I’m not supposed to be here - I’m supposed to be letting my wrist heal… Oops. Ok, I’m gone. Honest.
a quote
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2003A dear friend sent this to me in an email, it was from the June/July issue of Real Simple in the “Thoughts” Section -
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift From the Sea
Tourists
Friday, May 23rd, 2003There was a quote I read once years ago… and it pops into my head from time to time while I’m daydreaming about traveling. Thing is, I remembered it almost word-for-word but I had no idea who wrote it.
I found it tonight! and.. it was written by Yehuda Amichai, which made my jaw hit the floor because I had no that is who wrote it. :heart:
Here it is -
happy wednesday!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2003Hope everyone has a fantastic day! I’ve been going through my quotes tonight.. here are 2 more…