Category Archives: Quotations

Things people said.

Purloining from Poe

Posted on May 27, 2018 by JMN

“You might have spared yourself this trouble,” said Dupin. “D***, I presume, is not altogether a fool, and, if not, must have anticipated these waylayings, as a matter of course.” “Not altogether a fool,” said G***, “But then he’s a … Continue reading →

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“William James…”

Posted on May 23, 2018 by JMN

“William James described consciousness as the “alternation of flights and perchings,” suggesting that we tend to overvalue the “perchings,” the nouns or the primary verbs in a sentence that steal the spotlight from the little words, like ‘in,’ ‘and,’ ‘but,’ … Continue reading →

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“I believe in aristocracy…”

Posted on May 23, 2018 by JMN

“I believe in aristocracy… if that is the right word, and if a democrat may use it. Not an aristocracy of power, based upon rank and influence, but an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate and the plucky. Its members … Continue reading →

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Sayings

Posted on May 20, 2018 by JMN

“Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction.” (Francis Picabia) “Extremism makes you stupider.” (David Brooks) Hard part of riding a tiger is getting off. (Chinese saying?) “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison, then waiting for the … Continue reading →

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Happy Words

Posted on May 19, 2018 by JMN

“Blowsy abstraction jostling with derelict figuration.” (Schejdahl?) “Yawing between gesture and smear.” (Ditto?) “Painting isn’t dead except as a major art. From now on it will be a discourse of adepts, like jazz.” (Dave Hickey) “Attack with paint the shallow … Continue reading →

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Becky Hammon

Posted on May 16, 2018 by JMN

“My job is to be the best that I can be, and if that changes your mind, then great. But I can’t be consumed with how you feel about me.” (Becky Hammon, 5′-6″-tall basketball champion and contender for top coach … Continue reading →

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It’s Free

Posted on May 8, 2018 by JMN

[Product Description for St. Claire’s Organic Candy Licorice Pastilles on Amazon} “A folding display box containing six tins of licorice tablets. Contains no artificial coloring, flavoring, or animal by-products. It is Wheat-free, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Casein-free, Nut-free, Soy-free, Egg-free, Fish/Shellfish-free, Corn-free. … Continue reading →

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Five Quotes About What

Posted on May 1, 2018 by JMN

Fried okra is not a vegetable. It’s cornmeal in drag. (jmn) He’s determined to shoot himself in my foot. (jmn) The student decided I wasn’t serving his needs and resolved to take it out on himself. (jmn) It’s hard not … Continue reading →

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Five Quotes About …

Posted on May 1, 2018 by JMN

“What I teach you is nothing. What you learn by doing over and over is where the learning begins.” (Simon Michael) “Writing poetry is much easier than reading it.” (Guy Davenport) “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” (Hemingway) “It … Continue reading →

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Five Quotes About Poetry

Posted on April 28, 2018 by JMN

“It’s the poet’s business to make poetry out of the unexplored resources of the unpoetical.” (T.S. Eliot) “I would sooner give the laurel to vigorous error than to any orthodoxy not inspired.” (W.B. Yeats) “A poem by its nature operates … Continue reading →

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