Wish I Had Said That!
Why do some brief quotes assume an identity all their own, becoming part of the cultural mainstream? Probably because they capture a universal truth we recognize and identify with.
You probably recognize this little rhyme, for example:
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Do you know who wrote them? Or when? The author was Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and she penned those now-famous lines in 1883. I sometimes think of this verse when people ask why my books always feature a happy ending. It may not be the fairy-tale “happily ever after”, but there’s always happy for now and hope for tomorrow. As Ms Wilcox so cleverly stated, happiness is for sharing.
Carlene Havel
Author, "A Hero's Homecoming", co-author “Daughter of the King”
http://goo.gl/s6EQS
You probably recognize this little rhyme, for example:
Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth,
But has trouble enough of its own.
Do you know who wrote them? Or when? The author was Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and she penned those now-famous lines in 1883. I sometimes think of this verse when people ask why my books always feature a happy ending. It may not be the fairy-tale “happily ever after”, but there’s always happy for now and hope for tomorrow. As Ms Wilcox so cleverly stated, happiness is for sharing.
Carlene Havel
Author, "A Hero's Homecoming", co-author “Daughter of the King”
http://goo.gl/s6EQS
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Apr 14, 2013 11:50AM
Most likely, events in your life have spawned your own sayings which mean something to your family and friends. In my case, my family knows what 'the other side of Wednesday' means. It's code for, 'I can't wait for this to be over' :)
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Jacqui wrote: "Most likely, events in your life have spawned your own sayings which mean something to your family and friends. In my case, my family knows what 'the other side of Wednesday' means. It's code for, ..."Like that saying - may have to adopt it!
