Al’s Quotes & Quips for March

• “Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it and it darts away.” (Dorothy Parker, quoted in BuzzFeed.com)
• “The difference between a republic and a people’s republic is a lot like the difference between a jacket and a straitjacket.” (Ronald Reagan, quoted in The American Spectator)
• “Keep your eyes open to your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.” (Robert Louis Stevenson, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com)
• “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” (Tina Fey, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com)
• “Sorrow can lead us into one of four lands: the barren land in which we try to escape from it; the broken land in which we sink under it; the bitter land in which we resent it; or the better land in which we bear it and become a blessing to others.” (J. W. Bramhall)
• “If you can’t be funny, be interesting.” (Harold Ross, quoted in The New Yorker)
• “At some point in life, the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” (Toni Morrison, quoted in O magazine)
• “Keeping a journal is like taking good care of one’s heart.” (Ted Kooser, quoted in The Boston Globe)
• “We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.” (Chuck Palahniuk)

QUOTE OF THE MONTH: “If you’re lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet, call them. Don’t text. Don’t email. Call them on the phone. Tell them you love them, and thank them, and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you.” (Oscar winning actor J.K Simmons, quoted in EW.com)