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.]

Quote of the Day: 15 September 2026 #QotD

“[S]cientific research was much like prospecting: you went out and you hunted, armed with your maps and your instruments, but in the end your preparations did not matter, or even your intuition. You needed your luck, and whatever benefits accrued to the diligent, through sheer, grinding hard work.” -Jeremy Stone, The Andromeda Strain
[Life has a way of rewarding those who give themselves more opportunities to have luck turn out well for them. The more chances you take, the better your odds of receiving something great. True of scientists and just about everyone else, too.]

Quote of the Day: 13 September 2026 #QotD

“You cannot share what you no longer possess.

“You cannot welcome the world when your own house is on fire.” -@japan_nobunaga

[This is true at every level. A person must be in a good state before being able to render assistance to others, a community before it can provide refuge, and a country before it can accept immigrants. Even then the state of things must be carefully guarded so as not to be lost.]

Quote of the Day: 13 September 2026 #QotD

“We must ensure that our discipleship reflects the Savior’s patience, His gentleness, and His perfect love.” -Taniela B. Wakolo