Welcome to my mind.  I am Thomas J. Aron, author of Sour Rain and many other titles.  This blog is my place to share ideas and articles that influence me and my writing.  Please check in often as I will probably be posting daily!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

"If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up some place else."
                                          - Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra

Friday, September 16, 2011

"Often it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the little pebble in your shoe." 
                                    -Muhammad Ali


Saturday, September 10, 2011

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones."
                                                                  – Phillips Brooks

About Phillips Brooks

Phillips Brooks, the American clergyman now mostly known for writing the words to the Christmas song, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," was one of the most influential ministers of his time, with his sermons reprinted in major newspapers. He delivered the eulogy at Abraham Lincoln's funeral. Born in Boston in 1835, he spent most of his life there as overseer of Harvard University, rector of Trinity Church, and bishop of Massachusetts. He died in 1893, and the day of his funeral was declared an official day of mourning.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

               "I'd rather regret the things I've done
               than regret the things I haven't done."

                                                                                   - Lucile Ball

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

"Gratitude is the open door to abundance."
-Yogi Bahjan
Yogi Bhajan

Saturday, September 3, 2011

      "A man cannot be comfortable
         without his own approval."
                                                    – Mark Twain

About Mark Twain

Samuel Clemens, the iconic American humorist and writer, is better known by his pen name Mark Twain. He was born in 1835 in Missouri. He worked at several jobs, including steamboat pilot and miner. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, and other successful novels. His writing captured a very American vernacular and flavor, and helped create a distinctive American literature. He died in 1910.