Greetings
to all my Piglets out there,
For
today’s post I wanted to share with you a few twisted rambling
thoughts. You already know how I love to write and to tell stories
of my and Rainman’s adventures out there on the road. I also love
to collect quotations and use them in some of my stories. Writers,
enthusiasts and people of character will use quotations by famous
people in their writing all the time. I, for one, have even used a
few of my own quotes as well. No, it does not mean I have become
famous yet, but one day I just might. Want to hear one of my soon to
be famous quotes? Here goes: “I shall fear no beer.” - Pig
Pretty cool, huh?
Do you
have a favorite quote you like to use?
Quotes
help enable the writer to get their point across by using people of
authority to validate the written word. I find that it also makes
the writing a little more interesting.
In the
biker world, quotations can be used to describe many situations or
circumstances we bikers may face at any particular time. Example:
“If you could kick the person responsible for most of your
troubles, you would not be able to sit down for six months.” –
Unknown
We are
the one responsible for our own situation. In order for me to fulfill
that quote, well, to be honest, I would first have to pick my ass up
off the floor from being kicked.
Quotes
are great for describing things in regards to a particular journey in
your story. Let’s try: “We cannot discover new oceans until we
have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Muriel Chen
That
could replace my quote of “No bar is too far for this Pig.” –
Pig
Sometime
I get a little writers block and using a quote from someone famous
can help lengthen short writings. Here is the long version. “Security
is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the
children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no
safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a
daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
And
now the shorter version “Famous last words of a biker – watch
this.” – Unknown
Quotations
can even be used to describe a person’s thoughts as they are doing
something. Example: “The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest
upon, but only to hold a man’s foot enough to enable him to put the
other somewhat higher.” – Thomas H. Huxley said the Pig as he
climbed upon the top of the large vat of beer.
When
you must take a stance with your feet planted firmly on the ground as
serious action is about to take place you can use something like
this: Peter Drucker once said “There is the risk you cannot afford
to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.”
Hey! We’re out of beer and Flaming Hot Cheetos – someone drive me
down to the icehouse.
It's
funny how some people quote themselves so much that they have become
predictable. I know mom’s favorite quote has always been “If you
don’t get in there and clean that room, I’ll beat you with a
switch.” – Mom
Some
quotes have the ability to remind you of what is important. I really
like this next one. “The great tragedy of life is not death, but
what dies inside of us while we live.” – Norman Cousins yeah, I
can dig that.
I
asked earlier if you have a favorite quote. What is it? I would love
to know. Drop me a comment for all of us to enjoy. If I get some
really good ones, I'll see if I can use them in my next story.
Giving you full credit of course.
In
closing I would like to leave you with a quote that I use on a
regular basis. It is a great quote from a man who faced opposition
everyday. But he had the courage to look past that opposition to see
what wondrous prize was awaiting him on the other side. I keep this
quote on a sticky note next to my keyboard to remind me to never give
up, to never quit. That quote is:
“Great
spirits will always encounter violent opposition from mediocre
minds.” – Albert Einstein
Ride
HARD or Stay Home
Pig
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