"The past is only a guidepost... not a hitching post."

-- Thomas Holcroft

#Past Quotes #Posts Quotes

“The only alternative to war is peace and the only road to peace is negotiations.”
“Here on the drawing board fingers and noses leak from the air brush maggots lie under if i should die before if i should die in the back room stacked up in smooth boxes like soapflakes or tunafish wait the undreamt of.”

Source : Maxine Kumin (1970). “The nightmare factory”
“It’s one of the most enjoyable experiences. To me, it’s theater. Immediate reaction, the second it’s done. I get to be in my living room with you, trolling my own show.”
“After university, I got a job sub-editing and for years I was a literary editor.”
“I think intellectual property is more like land, and copyright violation is more like trespass. Even though you don't take anything away from the landowner when you trespass, most people understand and respect the laws that make it illegal. The real crime in copyright violation is not the making of the copies, it's the expropriation of the creator's right to control the creation.”
“ENERGY RIGHTLY APPLIED CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.”
“My brother, if it's not in the Bible, He's not in it!! If it's not in the Word of God, He is not in it.”
“The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.”

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