Tag Archives: Quote

Brevity is the soul of wit. Which is why, as anyone can see, it’s so important to pare down (remove) every extraneous bit you can to the core, essential, and ultimately most important insight.

By Conlan | Published: October 13, 2007
I love boiling life down to simple axioms, finding the pithy proverbs that summarize everything neatly and wittily. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” It’s all part of my search for [...]
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A lofty heart

By Conlan | Published: August 31, 2007
The elder Zosima to Ivan Karamazov, who wondered, essentially, whether faith and reason could be reconciled: But thank the Creator that he has given you a lofty heart, capable of being tormented by such torment, “to set your mind on things that are above, for our true homeland is in heaven.” May God grant that [...]
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"Do you ever just get down on your knees and thank…

By Conlan | Published: May 21, 2007
“Do you ever just get down on your knees and thank God that you know me, and have access to my dementia?” - Constanza (also me)
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