‘Crying won’t help you tie your shoes.” My father said that to me when as a small child I cried in frustration because I couldn’t tie them. He did not help me, he stood patiently and watched me do it. I have thought of that in so many situations over the years.
If you like the Ben Miller Professor T, try the Belgian version (also named Professor T) set in Antwerp. Slightly different, but also good. I watched it on PBS Passport (with subtitles - worth it).
Joe Distelheim, who became my mentor and friend after leaving Charlotte, was always amused by one of the general assignment writers who would write 500-word stories on 300-word subjects: "I don't have time to write short," she'd complain.
Optimism is true moral courage Ernest Shackleton
Old Pennsylvania Dutch saying: “The hurrier I go the behinder I get”
‘Crying won’t help you tie your shoes.” My father said that to me when as a small child I cried in frustration because I couldn’t tie them. He did not help me, he stood patiently and watched me do it. I have thought of that in so many situations over the years.
Wow. I love this one.
What! Me worry?
Alfred E. Nueman
If you like the Ben Miller Professor T, try the Belgian version (also named Professor T) set in Antwerp. Slightly different, but also good. I watched it on PBS Passport (with subtitles - worth it).
Joe Distelheim, who became my mentor and friend after leaving Charlotte, was always amused by one of the general assignment writers who would write 500-word stories on 300-word subjects: "I don't have time to write short," she'd complain.
If you fail to pilot your own ship, don't be surprised at what inappropriate dock you find yourself docked.
Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume
Inappropriate port
That book cover says Presumed Guilty, I believe?
It does ... it's the latest of a series of novels featuring Rusty Sabich of PRESUMED INNOCENT.
You are 100% right about it taking longer if you’re in a hurry. I have two favorite maxims:
Procrastination is the assassin of opportunity
Every saint has a past, every sinner a future