Yearly Archives: 2014

Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
- Ovid

orthography
DEFINITION
noun
1a. the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage;
b. the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols;
2. a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling.

The future is now. It's time to grow up and be strong. Tomorrow may well be too late.
- Neil LaBute

verboten
DEFINITION
adjective
: forbidden; especially : prohibited by dictate.

A roll of the dice will never abolish chance.
- Stéphane Mallarmé

I consider my work optimistic in that the people, during the period I’m writing about them, are experiencing intense emotion. It is my belief that this is all there is to it.
- Don Carpenter

hegira
DEFINITION
noun
: a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation : exodus.

inroad
DEFINITION
noun
1. a sudden hostile incursion : raid;
2. an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something — usually used in plural.

Stories can conquer fear, you know. They can make the heart bigger.
- Ben Okri

exhort
DEFINITION
verb
: to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly.

I am a citizen of the world.
- Sylvia Beach

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.
- Daphne du Maurier