Tuesday quotes

1. Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is, most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most marriages take a high degree of toleration, most jobs are more often boring than otherwise.

Life is a lot like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts interspersed only occaionally with beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride. --Jenkins Lloyd Jones

2. But remember, young man...you are not the first person who has ever been alone and alone...--F. Scott Fitzgerald

3. There is no terra firma. Eternal rest must be earned, sleep must be earned, dreams must be lived, and life must be dreamt. --Kurt Wolff

4. If you can't convince them, confuse them.  --Harry S. Truman

5. I would that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in me. --Tennyson