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Aug. 29th, 2011 09:25 am
pjthompson: quotes (quotei)
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Random quote of the day:

 

“The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”

—James Baldwin, “The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy,” Esquire, May 1961

 

Disclaimer:  The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Date: 2011-08-29 04:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stillnotbored.livejournal.com
Oh man...perfect quote. I am so there today.

Date: 2011-08-29 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pjthompson.livejournal.com
Amen, sistah.

Date: 2011-08-29 04:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hominysnark.livejournal.com
Excellent illo.

Date: 2011-08-29 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pjthompson.livejournal.com
I knew you'd like that one. I thought it quite fetching.

Date: 2011-08-29 05:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] asakiyume.livejournal.com
true fact, that quote -_-

I find the beast in that picture quite amusing, and charming in his way.

Date: 2011-08-29 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pjthompson.livejournal.com
He is a charming beast.

And, yes, once you know something really well...

Date: 2011-08-29 09:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barry-king.livejournal.com
Oh, yes. Oh, yes, indeed. The making of sausages in all its glory.

Date: 2011-08-29 10:55 pm (UTC)

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