Orts #976

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they go by.
     -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)

Invited (on the BBC Radio 4 panel show Quote Unquote) to write his own epitaph, Douglas Adams came up with:  He finally met his deadline.

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The impression we derive from a book, depends much less upon its real contents, than upon the temper of mind and preparation with which we read it.
     -- William Godwin (1756-1836), The Enquirer: Reflections on Education, Manners, and Literature

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We talk to ourselves more than we'll talk to any other person over the course of our lives but . . . our words aren't always kind or true or helpful-- or even respectful. Most of what we say to ourselves we'd never say to people we love or care about. . . .
     -- Lori Gottlieb, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

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