Quote for Today: Anonymous
Coloured When I was born, I was black. When I grew up, I was black. When I get hot, I am black. When I get cold, I am black. When …
Quote for Today: Albert Camus
But above all, in order to be, never try to seem. ―Albert Camus, Notebooks, 1935-1951 Image: the mask © W H with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Margaret Atwood
There were places you didn’t want to walk, precautions you took that had to do with locks on windows and doors, drawing the curtains, leaving on lights. These things you …
Quote for Today: Sophie Scholl
It’s the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. But it’s all …
Quote for Today: Christopher McCandless
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, …
Quote for Today: Charlotte Eriksson
I am not a finished poem, and I am not the song you’ve turned me into. I am a detached human being, making my way in a world that is …
Quote for Today: R.N. Prasher
When water is being filled in a pot, the sound we hear is a function of the pot, not of the water. Same water makes different sounds in different …
Quote for Today: Tahereh Mafi
We’ve been shattered and reconstructed, told to make an effort every single day to pretend we still function the way we’re supposed to. But it’s a lie, it’s all a …
Quote for Today: Richelle Goodrich
Writers possess magic. It’s in their words. They compose phrases as powerful as incantations, creating illusions in the minds of readers. These spells make eyes envision things that aren’t real; …
Literary and Theatrical Magic: Suspension of Disbelief and Resilience
We all spend time with illusions: books, movies, television, theatre. Does the ability to suspend disbelief contribute to human resilience? In the theatre we often speak of the suspension of disbelief, …