Quote of the Day: 22 September 2026 #QotD

“[N]ext time you’re tempted not to tell me something ‘for my own good,’ will you take a chance that I’m not wedded to my own ignorance?” -Clifford “Kip” Russell, Have Space Suit – Will Travel
[When we decide for another what they should or should not know we are taking on a role that is reserved for parents or the individual himself.]

Quote of the Day: 21 September 2026 #QotD

“I tell you, mister, he can’t write for shucks and his spelling’s something terrible. And it’s a downright pity. For he’s got a book to write.” -Larry Higgins, They Walked Like Men
[Almost everyone has a story to tell. Almost everyone is terrible at it as well, though.]

Quote of the Day: 20 September 2026 #QotD

“If we have a sincere desire, being meek and lowly in heart, we can come to know the true God the Father and gain eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ, for the power is in us—in choosing to believe and deciding to act accordingly.” -Wan-Liang Wu

Quote of the Day: 19 September 2026 #QotD

“In the Gospels Jesus has to explain to the apostles that he is speaking in a metaphor, not literally, because they are dumb as stumps, and, boy, people have not gotten smarter in the intervening two millenia.” -Tucker Saglio
[Sometimes it is simply that they would prefer literal statements rather than metaphor because it makes it easier to deny what he obviously meant.]

Quote of the Day: 18 September 2026 #QotD

“Young bahss, you ’ave always been my friend.” -Timothy, The Cay
[The way we see others is not always how they see us. And sometimes they have a better idea of who we are than we do.]

Quote of the Day: 17 September 2026 #QotD

“It’s in the nature of humans to want to belong to a group, to want to be accepted, appreciated, and needed. What is most frightening about their kind are the sacrifices they are prepared to make in order to become part of such a tribe, clique, sect, sewing circle, cult, or book club. Reason and morality are often at the top of the list of what must be surrendered as part of the club fees. Truth becomes a collective property, an adaptable shield used to shelter the in-group from those outside. Dogs, on the other hand, are great.” -Barbara Timberhut, The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
[We are social beings. We are willing to put up with a whole ton of dreck just to belong, whether that belonging is to something useful and worthwhile or not.]

Quote of the Day: 16 September 2026 #QotD

“It’s sad when fraud is the less harmful option.” -Pig, Pearls Before Swine
[Realizations like this can be quite dispiriting. Then you can realize how much opportunity there is for someone who cares even a little bit.]