Herbert V. Prochnow Quotes

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It now costs more to amuse a child than it once did to educate his father.

The best way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.

Herbert V. Prochnow (1897-1998) was an American banking executive, speaker, and writer.

Vanishing (Haiku Series #301)

Flickering

Positive outlook

Autumn’s gift of timely peace—

Every falling leaf

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Scattering

Autumn’s final days

Cascading colors of leaves—

Playing its swan song

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Remembering

Fragile leaf dropping

Barren forest standing still—

Autumn says, “So long”

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Julian Barnes Quotes

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The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously. 

What you end up remembering isn’t always the same as what you have witnessed.

Julian Barnes (born 1946) is an English writer.  He has also written fictional crime dramas under the pseudonym of Dan Kavanagh.

Tasting Life

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Looking into nearby trees

Visualizing every leaf

Moving with another breeze

Viewing each artist’s motif

 

Reminding of blessed life

Molding self, with every hour

Breathing in peace, without strife

Seasoning days, never sour

 

Touching greenest blades of grass

Remembering every step

Topping off another glass

Sitting at nature’s doorstep

 

Exploring depths of these woods

Imagining what’s waiting

Delivering timeless goods

Tasting life, captivating

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E. M. Forster Quotes

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Life never gives us what we want at the moment that we consider appropriate.

Unless we remember we cannot understand.

E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster (1879-1970) was an English writer, who was best known for his novels.