It has always seemed strange to me... Randy Sloan September 29, 2014 “It has always seemed strange to me… 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 in Cannery Row
Growing young... Randy Sloan September 11, 2014 “It takes a long time to grow young.” — Pablo Picasso
What is a classic book? Randy Sloan September 9, 2014 “Classic - a book which people praise and don’t read.” — Mark Twain (via wordsnquotes) Time to really read a “Classic”.
Erica Jong on Love Randy Sloan September 3, 2014 “Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying (via wordsnquotes) Yep.
Interstate Randy Sloan September 2, 2014 “Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.” — Charles Kuralt (via roadlessco) I guess the biggest decision in life is knowing which exits to take.