Reader's Quote Part 10

From 1984:

pg. 35: "Who controls the past, controls the future; who controls the present controls the past." The official party slogan, as interpreted by Winston, the main character.

To a great extent, the above quote is ringing true in our world. We can revise history to suit our own needs and agendas. With a single thought and the stroke of a pen, we can erase an entire people off the face of this planet. Powerful, huh?

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Book Browsing...Again

Today was a great day to get out and do something...and I did.

First off, I went to the library to pick up on a book I reserved last week, ran into an old friend, and exchanged pleasantries.

Second, I went to my favorite independent bookseller. Count on them to have the latest must-have book as well as an obscure title or two...they have it all. Since I was hungry, I decided to go to the cafe to get a bite to eat. Although I expect good local fare, and will get...

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What Not to Wear

This is one of my favorite shows on television. Right now, I'm watching Stacy and Clinton work with two resistant sisters who believe that fashion does not become them; however, they're missing the point.

Stacy and Clinton want them to cultivate a more modern style, as opposed to the frumpy frocks they wear every day. It's amusing watching these two sisters fuss over something that is so simple for most of the rest of us. As I watch them shop, it's apparent that these sisters don't...

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Reader's Quote Part 9

From To Kill A Mockingbird, a classic novel by Harper Lee:

pg. 103: Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

Miss Maudie clarified a statement that Atticus had uttered to Scout earlier. The "mockingbirds" that Miss Maudie was referring to were the people who did...

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Death.

Does anyone else out there ever think about getting old and dying? It freaks me out like nothing else in the world.

Perhaps this is because I'm young. Relatively. Still in my own way, I am getting old. But I mean getting really old like a senior citizen and knowing that I'm going to die. That just boggles my mind. The years keep flying by faster and faster and this is NOT OKAY with me

I don't want to wake up tomorrow with white hair and wonder where my life...

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