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“People are strange. They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on major things like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.”
— Charles Bukowski
the micro-blog version of “Taking Thoughts Captive” with brief quotes, fleeting thoughts, and other ephemera from the cutting room floor...
“People are strange. They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on major things like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice.”
— Charles Bukowski
“Every breathe we draw is a gift of God’s love: every moment of existence is a grace.”
— Thomas Merton
“When everything seems going against you, remember the airplane takes off into the wind, not with it.”
— Henry Ford
“Read poetry every day of your life. Poetry is good because it flexes muscles you don't use often enough. Poetry expands the senses and keeps them in prime condition. It keeps you aware of your nose, your eye, your ear, your tongue, your hand. And, above all, poetry is compacted metaphor or simile. “
— Ray Bradbury
“Let you alone! That’s all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?”
— Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
“The best ideas make things simpler without breaking what works. They are efficient and direct, finding that sweet spot where thinking just enough turns effort into ease. Too much detail slows you down, too little loses the point, but the right balance makes the whole system click into place.”
“Enjoy the little things in life because one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.”
— Kurt Vonnegut
“For me, it is impossible to be a faithful follower of Jesus Christ while remaining a member of the Democratic Party as it exists today. I cannot reconcile that platform with Scripture...I have compromised my relationship with Jesus for too long, and I’m grateful God did not give up on me. He gave me time to repent, turn, and be fully devoted to Him...That conviction includes the issues I cannot reconcile with Scripture: abortion, the normalization of the gay lifestyle, and the push to redefine gender...I understand these are personal for many families, because your son, daughter, cousin, aunt, or uncle may be one. But personal proximity does not change God’s definition of right and wrong. Love for people does not require agreement with sin, and compassion does not give us permission to rewrite Scripture.”
— Michigan State Representative Karen Whitsett, 2 March 2026 (source)