Pause And Ponder Favorite Quotes

          Words well spoken and aptly arranged can take the mind in new directions.  These are a few quotes that made me pause, chuckle, or see a bit of fog lift off the truth.  If you have a favorite quote, I hope you’ll share it in a post.  Meanwhile, pause and ponder.

           “The penalty of success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you.”  ~Lady Astor

          “What a wonderful life I’ve had.  I only wish I’d realized it sooner.”  ~Colette

          “Don’t compromise yourself.  You are all you’ve got.”  ~Janis Joplin

          “To be successful, the first thing to do is to fall in love with your work.”  ~Sister Mary Lauretta

          “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer and wish we didn’t.” ~Erica Jong

          “If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle.”  ~Rita Mae Brown

          “No artist is ahead of his time.  He is the time.  It is just that others are behind the time.”  ~Martha Graham.

          “Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day happier.”  ~Kathleen Norris

          “Why shouldn’t truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense.”  ~Mark Twain

          “There are three rules for writing the novel, unfortunately no one knows what they are.” ~Somerset Maugham

          “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” ~Napoleon Hill