Category Archives: Other people’s words

Quotations that inspire me and, secretly, I wish I had written or said :)

“You will, Oscar, you will.”

Opinions

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

“The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not entirely absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than … Continue reading →

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Farewell My Lovely – Raymond Chandler

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out … Continue reading →

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Shane – Jack Schaefer

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

He rode into our valley in the summer of ’89. He was the man who rode into our little valley out of the heart of the great glowing West and when his work was done rode back whence he had … Continue reading →

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Brideshead Revisited – Evelyn Waugh

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

“I had been there before; I knew all about it.”

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Posted on January 26, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. Often attributed in various forms to Edmund Burke (though without a definite source).

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Posted on January 1, 2011 by Nicholas J. Ordinans

McGraw-Hill Slang Dictionary: ink slinger n. a professional writer

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A society that suppresses adventure makes the only adventure the suppression of that society. Jerry Rubin

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Nicholas J. Ordinans | Leave a comment