Category Archives: quotes

Palm Beach Wake

June 7, 2016 – 8:25 am

Several years ago friend was invited to the funeral of her ex-husband’s brother. Alice had spent 18 years with her ex. After contemplating the various scenarios, she deigned to send flowers as her representative at the wake. Here’s her email After Bad Bob’s description of the insane weekend with my former husband and in laws, […]

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Omnia Vincit Amor

May 30, 2016 – 6:03 pm

Omnia vincit amor or ‘love conquers all’ comes from Virgil (70 BC – 19 BC), Eclogue X, line 69 Over two thousand years ago. True then. True now.

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So Faithless – Pieter Bruegel

May 21, 2016 – 12:37 pm

“Because the world is so faithless, I go my way in mourning.” Pieter Bruegel

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The Thin Shadow

April 27, 2016 – 7:56 am

“As I got older, I rejected the mirror in favor of my thinner shadow at sunset.” Peter Nolan Smith 2016

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Bad Manners Quote

January 12, 2016 – 6:30 am

“There’s nothing wrong with bad manners, but it’s good manners to know when not to use them.” Pascha Ray

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