TechnoMonk’s Musings

...he had learned. Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains.
Paolo Giordano in The Solitude of Prime Numbers (p. 264)

Despair most certainly can coexist with joy. Anger with hope. Sadness with gratitude. Tears with cheers.
Amy Silverstein in Sick Girl (p. 297)

How many times, after all, does the same person get to break your heart?
Richard Russo in Bridge of Sighs (p. 641)

This is the only world there is--the microsecond of the now. Which we live together and then forget.
Diana Abu-Jaber in Origin (p. 234)

Fear is a wonderful servant...but a terrible master...Fear generates tension, so breathe and relax...You don’t have to rid yourself of fear...just train yourself to respond differently.
Dan Millman in The Journeys of Socrates (p. 198)

Every day you play with the light of the universe.
Pablo Neruda

Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
Gene Fowler