If you run away from a thing just because you don`t like it, you don`t like what you find either.
John Wyndham
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If you run away from a thing just because you don`t like it, you don`t like what you find either. John Wyndham No comments required, I suppose...
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Algimantas Pabijūnas is yet another author undeservedly forgotten. No wonder, really, as he is (or rather, alas, was) a satirist... Anyway, here goes:
Kai liūtas sėda į beždžionės vietą, Beždžionės gaila, o dėl liūto - gėda. Bet dar blogiau, kai niekas nesukliudo Beždžionei atsisėsti vietoj liūto. O būna velniškai pikta Beždžionė liūto etate... Algimantas Pabijūnas I can offer but a very poor translation, not rhyming at all: "When a lion takes the place of a monkey, pity for the monkey and shame on the lion. But it is much worse when a monkey is allowed to take the place of a lion. A monkey in a lion`s place will be damn fierce." We seem to have too many monkeys acting lions... So, the Quote of the Day, today, is
Being able to type accurately isn`t the thing that gets books written. William Saroyan Many a writer should bear that in mind. On the other hand, many a writer should remember that while being able to type accurately is not a Sine Qua Non, it still is highly desirable... The Quote of the Day, today, is
When the government has taken away my best tools for self-defense, then is my telephone, my burglar alarm or my frying pan going to protect me? Richard W. Stevens I`m re-reading the Dial 911 and Die by Richard W. Stevens (co-author to Death by "Gun Control"). I still am sure both books are Books to Read. But I have my doubts concerning guns. The author(s) seem(s) to be sure it is but guns that ensure self-protection. That they might, and sometimes surely do. Only the point is, decent folks seem to no longer have any right to defend themselves, guns or no guns... |
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