Quote of the Day: 9 April 2025 #QotD

“There is no such thing as fighting on the winning side; one fights to find out which is the winning side.” -G. K. Chesterton
[That is not the same as finding out which is the correct side. That is a different matter entirely, and you ought to know which you think is right long before you know which side will be the winning side.]

Quote of the Day: 8 April 2025 #QotD

“Nothing you ever do can change the past. Can’t live your life looking backwards or you’ll spend it walking in circles.” -Harry Dresden, Battle Ground
[However, you do have to let the past influence how you approach the future. Otherwise, you're going to spend your efforts trying to apply a useless plan to a situation it wasn't made for.]

Quote of the Day: 7 April 2025 #QotD

“Smacking people will not persuade them.” -Helen, Queen of Eddis, Return of the Thief
[But, at times, it would be so nice if it did. Wouldn't it?]

Quote of the Day: 6 April 2025 #QotD

“As much as He desires our attention, He will not force us to come to Him.” -L. Todd Budge

Quote of the Day: 5 April 2025 #QotD

“We live in strange days.” -Karno Uttara, Graveyard of Demons
[Of course, we do. But have we ever not? That's the important question.]

Quote of the Day: 4 April 2025 #QotD

“[T]here are much more terrible things than physical injury.” -Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
[Some of them you can't even conceive of until you are a parent, or intimately connected to another person. I'm sure there are plenty of things that I am entirely unaware of. Blissfully so.]

Quote of the Day: 3 April 2025 #QotD

“Most minds stall dead when faced with facts which conflict with basic beliefs; ‘I-just-can’t-believe-it’ is all one word to highbrows and dimwits alike.” -Elihu Nivens, The Puppet Masters
[And if you don't think this applies to you, you probably aren't being honest with yourself.]

Quote of the Day: 2 April 2025 #QotD

“You have to know the things you don’t know. You have to figure out what the questions are before you can start looking for answers.” -Jack Ryan, Debt of Honor
[Not a new idea, but an important one. You've got to identify the holes in your knowledge before you can know if you have filled all of the relevant ones. Even then, you'll run into the unknown unknowns, or things that you didn't even realize you didn't know you needed to know.]

Quote of the Day: 1 April 2025 #QotD

“When a decision really matters, Rachel, we have to ignore our comforting illusions. We must set aside our wishes and give heed to reality. Nobody can accept the truth while hiding from it.” -Ferrin, Chasing the Prophecy
[Really for everything, but if you've got a decision that matters more than usual, well, then you'd really better face reality.]