Thoughts in a Bottle

Years ago, my friend (and former student and someone I would consider family) KATE made me a bottle of happy thoughts. Quotes, deep thoughts, wise words. She printed them all on white pieces of paper, cut them into thin strips, and shoved them deep into a glass bottle. The bottle was decorated with those shiny stars from the old days. Kate even made replacement thoughts when she believed I might be running out of thoughts! Too sweet!

I have no idea how many thoughts are actually in the bottle, so I'm going to pull and post a thought each day, until the bottle is empty! Some days, I'm sure the quote will speak to me. Other days, I'm sure we'll all learn a bit more about the author of the thought. Either way, Thank You, Kate, for your kind gift and creative start to my day!

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Talent does what it can, genius does what it must.

Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)

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Random Facts (which will most likely be pulled from Wikipedia!)

• Bulwer-Lytton is the originator of the now infamous line "It was a dark and stormy night".
• The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, named in his honor, celebrates deliberately bad writing. Entries are encouraged to be as terrible as possible.
• He was one of Charles Dickens's closest friends and favorite authors.

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