Quick Thinks II

There probably is an easy road to success — the trouble is, it’s very hard to find.
— Ashleigh Brilliant, I Try to Take One Day at a Time, but Sometimes Several Days Attack Me at Once, July 27, p. 74. 

I would naturally prefer certainty, but it seems I will have to settle for hope.

— August 26, Ibid., p. 86.

At great expense, we have built a vast system of inter-connecting stupidities.

— September 1, Ibid., p. 91.

I want the maximum of progress with the minimum of change.

— October 3, Ibid., p. 103.

It’s no good being absolutely certain unless you also happen to be right.

— October 25, Ibid., p. 110.

Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.

— November 2, Ibid., p. 114.

My life has been enriched with many wonderful insights, which I have now entirely forgotten.

— November 8, Ibid., p. 116.

Why should others have anything, when I don’t yet have everything?

— November 10, Ibid., p. 117.

I was hoping that, by the time I got this far, I would have gotten farther.

— November 29, Ibid., p. 123.

Cheer up! This is the yesterday that will not matter tomorrow.

— December 22, Ibid., p. 133.

You’d be surprised how often I had to go back in order to come this far forward.

— January 8, Ibid., p. 140.

Before you break the rules, remember that society took a long time making them.

— January 15, Ibid., p. 142.

Sometimes it’s hard to concentrate on this life, with the knowledge that eternity is just up ahead.

— January 18, Ibid., p. 143.

I am always exact and precise (more or less).

— January 19, Ibid., p. 144.

The best time to look for help is before you need it.

— January 25, Ibid., p. 146.

It’s not easy to stay sane in a world which offers such a wonderful choice of madnesses.

— February 6, Ibid., p. 151.

The greatest obstacle to discovering the truth is being convinced that you already know it.

— February 10, Ibid., p. 153.

Life is too important to be taken as a joke, but too ridiculous to be taken seriously.

— February 23, Ibid., p. 157.

By the time I reach the end of this, I’ll know exactly how I should have started.

— February 28, Ibid., p. 159.

If this is today, I must be where I am.

— February 29, Ibid., p. 159.