April 2012
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I am an Atheist Nurse
www.nursetogether.com/Career/Career-Article/itemId/3000/I-Am-an-Atheist-Nurse.aspx/
It is not coincidence that the secularization of the Western world in the 20th century coincided with substantial increases in length and overall quality of life, from reduction in disease to extended average lifespan. So much of what we do is based on the findings of secular research and acceptance of evolution...
“Negro blood is sure powerful because just one drop of black blood makes a...”
– Langston Hughes (via black-culture)
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“The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a...”
– John le Carre (via amandaonwriting)
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No Promises.: Lessons for writing, by C.S. Lewis →
lofosho:
What really matters is:– 1. Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else. 2. Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don’t implement promises, but keep them. 3. Never use abstract…
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“To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.”
― Thomas Campbell”
– A friend of mines birthday is today, the unusual thing about that is that he died a couple of years ago.
“Once you pass a certain age, life becomes nothing more than a process of...”
– Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (via beautemillesimee)
“There will come a time when all of us are dead. All of us. There will come a...”
– (via warrior-princess786)
“When the shadow of the sash appeared on the curtains it was between seven and...”
– from The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner (via veronicaofithaca)
“ “Love is the only rational act.” ”
– Mitch Albom, American writer, Tuesdays with Morrie, Random House, 1997, p. 52. (via amiquote)
