tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post6836831506078117149..comments2023-05-22T05:36:48.747-05:00Comments on Suzanne Purvis - Passions and Pursuits: Collecting WordsSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-81314186097591112682012-03-18T08:45:37.086-05:002012-03-18T08:45:37.086-05:00Thanks for stopping by. I will definitely head ov...Thanks for stopping by. I will definitely head over and check out your cryptic crosswords.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-53650573475672403652012-03-17T19:10:38.269-05:002012-03-17T19:10:38.269-05:00Nice post. As a lover of words you might be inter...Nice post. As a lover of words you might be interested in the word play involved in cryptic crosswords. I am doing a series of posts on solving cryptic clues. This was the first one I did. http://caroleschatter.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/cryptic-crosswords-solving-hints-1.html Hope you enjoy.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985978221627051493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-63242918074885640492012-03-14T12:35:32.933-05:002012-03-14T12:35:32.933-05:00Thanks so much for following. I just became your ...Thanks so much for following. I just became your 50th follower, must be destiny. I know how you feel, the sigh for 49. Well, we are there now. Onward to 100! Thanks for the quote too.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-49822196238316853902012-03-14T10:38:03.153-05:002012-03-14T10:38:03.153-05:00I also love words. My first blog was about words. ...I also love words. My first blog was about words. My favorite quote is "I can't understand why a person will take a year to write a novel when he can easily buy one for a few dollars." ~ Fred Allen By the way, I just became your 50th follower! I'm stuck at 49 (sigh) and have been for awhile. I enjoyed your post and will be back for more.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-88504935906905424252012-03-14T08:10:24.113-05:002012-03-14T08:10:24.113-05:00These are fabulous Dianna. Thanks so much for sto...These are fabulous Dianna. Thanks so much for stopping by and adding two gems to my collection. I will look up the word-a-day as well.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-66475625798697816072012-03-14T08:09:07.243-05:002012-03-14T08:09:07.243-05:00"Feed the cow and milk her again" How p..."Feed the cow and milk her again" How perfect! Especially for a writer. Love it, thanks for stopping by louSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-55372112707316075192012-03-13T16:25:56.723-05:002012-03-13T16:25:56.723-05:00my mama raised me on old sayings. she
added to th...my mama raised me on old sayings. she <br />added to this and it's one of my favorites.<br />'Don't cry over spilled milk. Feed the cow and milk her again'<br /><br />and my uncle's: 'I'm not as stupid as I look. This is just a disguise I'm wearing'<br /><br />lou buffkinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-19787478919779590672012-03-13T11:37:07.387-05:002012-03-13T11:37:07.387-05:00Thank you for this, Susanne! I love words, too.
I...Thank you for this, Susanne! I love words, too. <br />I subscribe to A.Word.A.Day which sends to me by email, as promised, a word a day, complete with its definition, pronunciation, and historical source. It also includes a quote and I have collected some that I don't want to slip away from memory. Here are two:<br />A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:<br />And the fox said to the little prince: men have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery, author and aviator (1900-1945)<br /> True, no matter if you are talking about an animal or nuclear fission.<br /><br />A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:<br />Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. -Anton Chekhov, short-story writer and dramatist (1860-1904)<br /> This one is printed out and pasted over my monitor ;-)Diannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-45545935461548104362012-03-13T07:05:33.808-05:002012-03-13T07:05:33.808-05:00Perfect quote for the writing life! Thanks EW.Perfect quote for the writing life! Thanks EW.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-43259572068234906732012-03-13T07:05:05.848-05:002012-03-13T07:05:05.848-05:00Thanks for stopping by Sandy, I love Southern say...Thanks for stopping by Sandy, I love Southern sayings! Great idea for another collection and another blog post.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-10382702543430212312012-03-12T21:50:26.290-05:002012-03-12T21:50:26.290-05:00My mom had a quote-or down South we call it a &quo...My mom had a quote-or down South we call it a "saying:" If a neighbor asks to borrow a cup of sugar, give her two. I didn't understand until I grew up.<br />I loved all your quotes!Sandy Tilleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-59030084915994789872012-03-12T21:38:37.045-05:002012-03-12T21:38:37.045-05:00Loved your collection of quotes. One of my favori...Loved your collection of quotes. One of my favorites, is a watered down Churchill quote used in Galaxy Quest: "Never give up!. Never surrender!"EW Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15803476800662414598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-90262401263296301512012-03-12T20:36:32.361-05:002012-03-12T20:36:32.361-05:00That's another good one to add to my collectio...That's another good one to add to my collection. Thank you.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-18910241864060986322012-03-12T20:32:47.039-05:002012-03-12T20:32:47.039-05:00I love quotes too. Those are some great ones you&#...I love quotes too. Those are some great ones you've listed. Here's one of my favorites <br />"When people ask me if these stories are true, I prefer to say that they are true enough." David SedarisKylie Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404719864921712787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-16634422323332593012012-03-12T18:43:02.170-05:002012-03-12T18:43:02.170-05:00I think it must be true. LOL. Thanks for stoppin...I think it must be true. LOL. Thanks for stopping by.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-45451503364784576102012-03-12T18:42:09.293-05:002012-03-12T18:42:09.293-05:00Oh, I love that quote. Thanks for adding to my col...Oh, I love that quote. Thanks for adding to my collection.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-31539481847449863012012-03-12T16:27:59.381-05:002012-03-12T16:27:59.381-05:00Great quotes, Suzanne! LEt's see...my favorite...Great quotes, Suzanne! LEt's see...my favorite is, from Virginia Woolf:<br />"... So I have to create the whole thing afresh for myself each time. Probably all writers now are in the same boat. It is the penalty we pay for breaking with tradition, and the solitude makes the writing more exciting though the being read less so. One ought to sink to the bottom of the sea, probably, and live alone with ones words."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-15181550298663957992012-03-12T16:22:38.803-05:002012-03-12T16:22:38.803-05:00Catherine Marshall, who wrote Christy, used to kee...Catherine Marshall, who wrote Christy, used to keep journals full of quotes she'd collected. <br /><br />I love all of these, but I think my favorite is the one about the Calories. I can just picture Borrower/Cobbler-type fairies busily stitching and snickering in my closet.<br /><br />Thanks for the giggle.Angie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13487012722258208047noreply@blogger.com