May 1st
One of the sublimest things in the world is plain truth.
— Edward Bulwer-Lytton
May 2nd
Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.
— Kurt Vonnegut, HOCUS POCUS
May 3rd
If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it's another nonconformist who doesn't conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.
— Bill Vaughn
May 4th
Coming home from very lonely places, all of us go a little mad: whether from great personal success, or just an all— night drive, we are the sole survivors of a world no one else has ever seen.
— John le Carre, "The Chancellor Who Agreed To Play Spy"
May 5th
I think that I still have it in my heart someday to paint a bookshop with the front yellow and pink in the evening…like a light in the midst of darkness…
— Vincent Van Gogh (submitted by CBrunson)
May 6th
In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever in and of itself.
— Chuck Klosterman, SEX, DRUGS, AND COCOA PUFFS
May 7th
After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
— Evelyn Underhill
May 8th
Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
May 9th
The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none.
— Thomas Carlyle
May 10th
I am not a quitter. I will fight until I drop. It is just a matter of having some faith in the fact that as long as you are able to draw breath in the universe, you have a chance.
— Cicely Tyson
May 11th
Sometimes you cannot believe what you see, you have to believe what you feel. And if you are ever going to have other people trust you, you must feel that you can trust them, too ––– even when you're in the dark. Even when you're falling.
— Morrie Schwartz, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE by Mitch Albom
May 12th
When I only begin to read, I forget I'm on this world. It lifts me on wings with high thoughts.
— Anzia Yezierska
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