Two Thoughts (13 - 19 October)
Sunday, 13 October
Two thoughts from Nicole Chung
"Sometimes the most profound growth comes from embracing the unknown."
"It is a blessing to exist, to be unapologetically yourself."
Monday, 14 October
Two thoughts from Jodi Picoult
“You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”
“I personally subscribe to the belief that normal is just a setting on the dryer.”
Tuesday, 15 October
Two thoughts from Min Jin Lee
“Fill your mind with knowledge – it’s the only kind of power no one can take away from you.”
“He never told him to study, but rather to learn, and it occurred to him that there was a marked difference. Learning was like playing, not labor.”
Wednesday, 16 October
Two thoughts from Brit Bennett
“There were many ways to be alienated from someone, few to actually belong.”
“You didn’t just find a self out there waiting. You had to make one. You had to create who you wanted to be.”
Thursday, 17 October
Two thoughts from Leonard Read
"Leave all creative energies uninhibited. Merely organize society to act in harmony with this lesson."
“No one has more than scratched the surface when it comes to understanding and explaining the miracle of the market.”
Friday, 18 October
Two thoughts from Chuck Palahniuk
“If you don’t know what you want, you end up with a lot you don’t.”
“If you died right now, how would you feel about your life?”
Saturday, 19 October
Two thoughts from Kathy Acker
“Dreams are manifestations of identities.”
“There are times when the law jeopardizes those who obey it.”
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dear jim,
thanks for sharing these quotes!
very much enjoy this one by Jodi Picoult:
“You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”
thank you as always!
love
myq