The Place For My Writers Notes

original posting 15 July 2008

Random quotes from http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3

"The only way to have a friend is to be one." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure." Lawana Blackwell

"Joy is not in things; it is in us." Richard Wagner

"If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." Anatole France

"The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination." Victor Hugo

And the country and western song that was playing was Riding With Private Malone, David Ball. An odd song about a young man buying a car, and finding a note in the glove box from Private Malone.

So, let's see what we have. A hint about how to have a friend -- be one first. Two comments about joy, little victories and in us. A note about what it means when everyone knows it. And the relationship between civilization and imagination. And of course the odd song about a man, a car, and a ghost.

How do these seem to be related to you? What stands out? What does it remind you about in your life? What if you found a note in the glove box from the previous owner, who apparently died some time before? Could you imagine that previous owner as your friend, sharing joy with you?

Enjoy your reflections, and your day.

When we write, we talk to unknown friends with visions.