Many pages make a thick book, except for pocket Bibles which are on very

very thin paper.

Must I hold a candle to my shames?

-- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice"

You have the power to influence all with whom you come in contact.

You will gain money by a speculation or lottery.

Good day for a change of scene. Repaper the bedroom wall.

"Elves and Dragons!" I says to him. "Cabbages and potatoes are better

for you and me."

-- J. R. R. Tolkien

You will be traveling and coming into a fortune.

You will be the victim of a bizarre joke.

Fine day to work off excess energy. Steal something heavy.

Don't go surfing in South Dakota for a while.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life.

To be or not to be.

-- Shakespeare

To do is to be.

-- Nietzsche

To be is to do.

-- Sartre

Do be do be do.

-- Sinatra

Q: Why is Poland just like the United States?

A: In the United States you can't buy anything for zlotys and in

Poland you can't either, while in the U.S. you can get whatever

you want for dollars, just as you can in Poland.

-- being told in Poland, 1987

You like to form new friendships and make new acquaintances.

You will win success in whatever calling you adopt.

It was all so different before everything changed.

Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?

A: One. Only it's his light bulb when he's done.

Chess tonight.

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we

are not the person involved.

-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar"

How apt the poor are to be proud.

-- William Shakespeare, "Twelfth-Night"