March 2, 2014

Good Morning!

Today is the birthday of Sholem Aleichem (1859 – 1916) who said:

“Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.”

and

“No matter how bad things get, you've got to go on living, even if it kills you.”

and

“When the heart is full it runs out of the eyes.”

It is also the birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) (1904 – 1991) who said:

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

and

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

and

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”

and

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

Happy Birthday to David Goodis (1917 – 1967) who said:

“The trouble with people is they don't understand people.”

Today is the birthday of Tom Wolfe (1931 - ) who said:

“Everybody is going to be what they are, and whatever they are, there's not going to be anything to apologize about.”

and

“The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember it. ”

It is also the birthday of  John Irving (1942 - ) who said:

“If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”

and

“It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.”

and

“My life is a reading list.”

Super cool birthday to Lou Reed (1942 – 2013) who said:

“There's a bit of magic in everything, and some loss to even things out.”

Happy Birthday to Peter Straub (1943 - ) who said:

“Sometimes it is right to fear the dark.”