Quote of the Day for 2016-08-23

"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."

— Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) "Bradbury Still Believes in Heat of 'Fahrenheit 451'," interview by Misha Berson, The Seattle Times (March 12, 1993)

Stock photo of young adults using smart phones by ViewApart

Quote of the Day for 2016-07-08

"Think before you speak. Read before you think."

— Fran Lebowitz (1950-    ) "Tips for Teens," "My Turn" column in Newsweek (January 1, 1979)

Caricature of an angry Donald Trump by DonkeyHotey (July 4, 2015)

Quote of the Day for 2015-10-10

"If you wou'd not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worth reading,
Or do things worth the writing."

— Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Poor Richard's Almanack, 1738

Ernest Hemingway writing at a desk while on safari in Africa,1953. (Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library.)