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Edith Wharton Quotation

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 helenchristie

“Don’t you ever mind,” she asked suddenly, “not being rich enough to buy all the books you want?” — Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth Continue reading Edith Wharton Quotation

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Will Rogers on, uh, Empathy?

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 helenchristie

EVERYTHING IS FUNNY, AS LONG AS IT’S HAPPENING TO SOMEBODY ELSE. — WILL ROGERS Continue reading Will Rogers on, uh, Empathy?

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The Agony of Trying to Grow up

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 helenchristie

NO ONE WANTS TO LOOK WHOLESOME AT TWENTY-ONE. — GEORGE MICHAEL Continue reading The Agony of Trying to Grow up

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The Night, Metaphorically Speaking

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 helenchristie

IN THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL, IT IS ALWAYS THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING, DAY AFTER DAY. — F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Continue reading The Night, Metaphorically Speaking

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Willie Nelson on Human Universality

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 helenchristie

ANYBODY CAN BE UNHAPPY.  WE CAN ALL BE HURT.  YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE POOR TO NEED SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY.  REDNECKS, HIPPIES, MISFITS — WE’RE ALL THE SAME.  GAY OR STRAIGHT?  SO WHAT?  IT DOESN’T MATTER TO ME.  WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, REGARDLESS. — WILLIE NELSON Continue reading Willie Nelson on Human Universality

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Philip Zimbardo on Mob Mentality

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 helenchristie

MOST OF THE EVIL OF THE WORLD COMES NOT OUT OF EVIL MOTIVES, BUT SOMEBODY SAYING, “GET WITH THE PROGRAM, BE A TEAM PLAYER.”  THIS IS WHAT WE SAW AT ENRON, THIS IS WHAT WE SAW IN THE NIXON ADMINISTRATION WITH THEIR SCANDAL. — PHILIP ZIMBARDO  Continue reading Philip Zimbardo on Mob Mentality

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Bullies and Bystanders

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 helenchristie

BULLIES MAY BE THE PERPETRATORS OF EVIL, BUT IT IS THE EVIL OF PASSIVITY OF ALL THOSE WHO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND NEVER INTERVENE THAT PERPETUATES SUCH ABUSE. — PHILIP ZIMBARDO Continue reading Bullies and Bystanders

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Exactly What is Time?

June 22, 2019June 22, 2019 helenchristie

HOW CAN THE PAST AND FUTURE BE, WHEN THE PAST NO LONGER IS, AND THE FUTURE IS NOT YET?  AS FOR THE PRESENT, IF IT WERE ALWAYS PRESENT AND NEVER MOVED ON TO BECOME THE PAST, IT WOULD NOT BE TIME, BUT ETERNITY. — ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO Continue reading Exactly What is Time?

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When Misery Fills a Void

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 helenchristie

MAN HAS PLACES IN HIS HEART WHICH DO NOT YET EXIST, AND INTO THEM ENTERS SUFFERING IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY HAVE EXISTENCE. — LÉON BLOY Continue reading When Misery Fills a Void

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Yes!

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 helenchristie

SCREENWRITING IS THE MOST PRIZED OF ALL THE CINEMATIC ARTS.  ACTUALLY, IT ISN’T, BUT IT SHOULD BE. — HUGH LAURIE Continue reading Yes!

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