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Words for the Day… by Albert Camus

Published by Olly Blackburn

Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Jo Cox MLO

Published by Olly Blackburn

I knew Jo Cox ever so slightly, she was a close college friend of my brother. Everything everyone said of her rings true, she was remarkable, just the kind of politician we need and the best you can say from this horrible thing is MLO – let her Memory Live On and inspire millions to […]

Words for the Day… by Lyndon Johnson

Published by Olly Blackburn

“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.” — racism, hatred, blame someone else for everything that’s wrong. It’s the same old bullshit, don’t buy it.

Words for the Day… by T.S. Eliot

Published by Olly Blackburn

Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past — Four Quartets

Words for the Day… by Jean Rhys

Published by Olly Blackburn

Only the magic and the dream are true – all the rest’s a lie. — Wide Sargasso Sea

Words for the Day… by Kahlil Gibran

Published by Olly Blackburn

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. . . . You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.