Quotes to remember

[river]

Mark Twain quote on the AFTERLIFE
"I am silent on the subject because of necessity. I have friends in both places."
- quoted in Mark Twain, His Life and Work, Will Clemens

Indeed

But not all have friends in both places .

 

[wegs]

“There is no there there.” - Gertrude Stein

 

[river]

“There is no there there.” - Gertrude Stein

Disagree

 

[wegs]

Disagree

I don’t.

 

[river]

I don’t.

Continue ...

 

[dumbest man on earth]

“There is no there there.” - Gertrude Stein

"You can't get there from here, but you can get here from there."
-unknown

 

[paddoboy]

I don’t.

river has spoken:
me....

 

[river]

river has spoken:
me....

Explain , so we clearly understand your thinking here pad . No Guessing , by anybody .

 

[river]

"You can't get there from here, but you can get here from there."
-unknown

Propulsion Technology Matters .

 

[paddoboy]

 

[paddoboy]

"Elvis has left the building."
unknown:

 

[paddoboy]

"I think I have something tonight that's not quite correct for evening wear. Blue suede shoes".
Elvis Presley:

 

[river]

True

But by Opening My Mouth , Encourages Thinking , Hopefully .

 

[wegs]

Continue ...

The quote means that we ''can't go home, again,'' so to speak. You can revisit your childhood home for example, but your experiences as an adult visiting your childhood home, will be new and different. You'll only have memories of ''what once was.'' Kind of like the saying ''you can't dip your toe in the same lake twice,'' which means that we can go back to places of fond memories, but we won't have those exact same experiences ever again.

There is no there...there.

 

[river]

The quote means that we ''can't go home, again,'' so to speak. You can revisit your childhood home for example, but your experiences as an adult visiting your childhood home, will be new and different. You'll only have memories of ''what once was.'' Kind of like the saying ''you can't dip your toe in the same lake twice,'' which means that we can go back to places of fond memories, but we won't have those exact same experiences ever again.

There is no there...there.

Understood . And Agreed .

 

[wegs]

Understood . And Agreed .

That's how Gertrude Stein meant it; how did you interpret the quote, river? (when you posted ''disagree'')

 

[river]

That's how Gertrude Stein meant it; how did you interpret the quote, river? (when you posted ''disagree'')

In my post#811

 

[river]

That's how Gertrude Stein meant it; how did you interpret the quote, river? (when you posted ''disagree'')

I have forgotten .

 

[paddoboy]

 

[paddoboy]