Quote of the Day: 31 October 2023 #QotD

“Never did tombs look so ghastly white; never did cypress, or yew, or juniper so seem the embodiment of funeral gloom; never did tree or grass wave or rustle so ominously; never did bough creak so mysteriously; and never did the far-away howling of dogs send such a woeful presage through the night.” -John Seward, Dracula
[Happy Halloween!]

Quote of the Day: 30 October 2023 #QotD

“I do not ever remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition, or to have feared the apparition of a spirit. Darkness had no effect upon my fancy; and a church-yard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.” -Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein
['Tis the season for fear. Or at least the safe fear that presents no actual danger.]

Quote of the Day: 29 October 2023 #QotD

“Choose to be with people and go to places where righteousness is found. Find your strength in numbers. Find good friends. Be good friends. Support one another wherever you are. Stand with holy people.” -Gary E. Stevenson

Quote of the Day: 28 October 2023 #QotD

“Easier to get people to hate than to get them to love.” -Manuel Garcia O’Kelly-Davis, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
[And that is the key to gaining power.]

Quote of the Day: 27 October 2023 #QotD

“If your friends are contractual, you don’t have any.” -Hobbes, Calvin and Hobbes
[Friendships, at least true friendships, have to based on mutual respect and affection. Nothing else will truly substitute for those.]

Quote of the Day: 26 October 2023 #QotD

“[M]ass shootings are scary, but government oppression is much scarier and the only thing standing between us & government oppression is the 2nd Amendment. We are not too advanced to become oppressed[.]” -Colion Noir
[Scary events happen all the time. But we can't surrender our rights just because scary things happen. The government can't protect us, and even if they could, they wouldn't. You are responsible for your own protection. Not anyone else.]

Quote of the Day: 25 October 2023 #QotD

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” -Jordan Baker, The Great Gatsby
[Things have finally started cooling off again here. Fall really is my favorite time of year.]

Quote of the Day: 24 October 2023 #QotD

“There have been times, lately, when I dearly wished that I could change the past. Well, I can’t, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having.” -Tiffany Aching, I Shall Wear Midnight
[A personal approach to life that is at least worth thinking about.]

Quote of the Day: 23 October 2023 #QotD

“Killing is desperation, not strength. To live without killing… that is a strong society.” -Ealstan, The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
[Sadly, it is a thin veneer of civility covering a thick layer of barbarism.l]

Quote of the Day: 22 October 2023 #QotD

“All that we have and all that we are comes from God. As disciples of Christ, we willingly share with those around us.” -Neil L. Andersen

Quote of the Day: 21 October 2023 #QotD

“Never let yourself be tricked into comparing one woman with all others; it rarely turns out well.” -Falcio val Mond, Tyrant’s Throne
[Sage advice, though coming from a fictional character.]

Quote of the Day: 20 October 2023 #QotD

“If the burden is not on our kids to make good decisions, they get used to a pain-free lifestyle. And when they’re used to it, they expect it—and when they expect easy living, they feel they’re entitled to it.” -Amy McCready
[Something that we, as parents, should keep in mind in our expectations of our children.]

Quote of the Day: 19 October 2023 #QotD

“There is no real fulfillment in meaningless rushes of pleasure. You try to conceal the emptiness with more extravagance, only to find the thrills becoming less satisfying and more fleeting.” -Drake, A World Without Heroes
[Debauchery has a cost. Mostly to one's soul.]

Quote of the Day: 18 October 2023 #QotD

“Remember, armed citizens are like seat belts. They don’t prevent crashes. They mitigate damage.” -Larry Correia
[Given recent events, this is something that should be kept in mind.]

Quote of the Day: 17 October 2023 #QotD

“One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.” -Lord Henry Wotton, The Picture of Dorian Gray
[If you can't talk about it, what's the point of doing it?]

Quote of the Day: 16 October 2023 #QotD

“I shall commit my thoughts to paper, it is true; but that is a poor medium for the communication of feeling.” -Robert Walton, Frankenstein
[Thoughts yes, and sometimes able to capture a shadow of the feelings of one's heart. But it is unfortunately rare that one can convincingly, and consistently convey those emotions to others.]

Quote of the Day: 15 October 2023 #QotD

“It is not enough for anyone just to go through the motions. The commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel are not a list of deposits required to be made in some heavenly account. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.” -Dallin H. Oaks

Quote of the Day: 14 October 2023 #QotD

“A man cannot think himself out of mental evil; for it is actually the organ of thought that has become diseased, ungovernable, and, as it were, independent.” -G. K. Chesterton
[Sometimes they can be shocked out of it, though. Sometimes.]

Quote of the Day: 13 October 2023 #QotD

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.” -Lt.-Col. Jean V. Dubois, Starship Troopers
[Something to keep in mind as things get sporty.]

Quote of the Day: 12 October 2023 #QotD

“Sometimes I think books are the only friends worth having.” -Susie Derkins, Calvin and Hobbes
[Other times, I know they aren't because a book cannot hug you, or lift your mood with a smile, or any of the million other things one person can do for another.]

Quote of the Day: 11 October 2023 #QotD

“[E]vil needs to be called out and stigmatized. Else, it will take over the world.” -Sarah Hoyt
[Given current events (which this quote is about) I thought this entirely appropriate.]

Quote of the Day: 10 October 2023 #QotD

“Separate dressing rooms and bathrooms, …if you had the money, there was no better way to keep a happy marriage happy.” -Commander Samuel Vimes (thought), Snuff
[A timely and cogent reminder that people need space to be themselves in marriage. And everywhere really, but few places make it as costly to mess up if you don't as marriage.]

Quote of the Day: 9 October 2023 #QotD

“[H]ere’s the thing. A kiss doesn’t need to be good to be valuable. It doesn’t serve any real purpose. It’s valued solely because of the person you share it with.” -Hoid, Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
[I have my reasons for selecting this quote for today. But those don't make the sentiment any less true.]

Quote of the Day: 8 October 2023 #QotD

“I joyfully witness that Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son live and Their promises are sure, in the sacred name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen.” -David A. Bednar

Quote of the Day: 7 October 2023 #QotD

“If there was one thing I’d learned in life, it was that honour just gets you into trouble.” -Falcio val Mond, Traitor’s Blade
[I don't know that it just gets you into trouble, but that is certainly one of the things that it does. But that trouble is worth it.]

Quote of the Day: 6 October 2023 #QotD

“The fact of the matter is that our kids are going to mess up. We can either make the best of their mistakes by letting them see the direct results and offering guidance or we can throw away learning opportunities by rescuing them.” -Amy McCready
[It is good to know that there are some good opportunities for positive parenting when children make mistakes. If only I were better about implementing those ideas.]

Quote of the Day: 5 October 2023 #QotD

“He was simply one of the most dangerous creatures in the world: a person of small talent and large purse who was thoroughly certain that he deserved more.” -Grinda (thought), Kill the Farm Boy
[Doesn't this just thoroughly describe almost all politicians, and a fair number of businessmen?]

Quote of the Day: 4 October 2023 #QotD

“[N]othing makes an American want to do something more than telling him he can’t.” -Larry Correia
[And then he figures out a way to make it happen. 'Cause 'Merica!]

Quote of the Day: 3 October 2023 #QotD

“As for a spoiled life, no life is spoiled but one whose growth is arrested.” -Lord Henry Wotton, The Picture of Dorian Gray
[Which more people than should allow to happen in their lives.]

Quote of the Day: 2 October 2023 #QotD

“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” -The Wretch, Frankenstein
[The image recontextualizes this a bit; but it is, in essence, true.]

Quote of the Day: 1 October 2023 #QotD

“Unfortunately, too often we concentrate so much on our own problems that we lose focus on the solution, our Savior, Jesus Christ.” -Milton Camargo