Enna Kros
@goblinjail.bsky.social
If you want to understand my methodology in choosing these quotes, you would need to take a deep dive into my mind…and even my therapist refuses to do that without a hazmat suit.
“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, Faramir, “The Two Towers”
J.R.R. Tolkien, Faramir, “The Two Towers”
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, Faramir, “The Two Towers”
J.R.R. Tolkien, Faramir, “The Two Towers”
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For all of you, all of us. #veteransday
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
For all of you, all of us. #veteransday
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It was 4th and 25, they were trailing by two with a quarter to go, and decided to let their punter pin the other team back on its own three yard line, despite the crowd screaming "Go for it!"
And the crowd shouted, "Fire Coach Schumer!"
And the crowd shouted, "Fire Coach Schumer!"
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It was 4th and 25, they were trailing by two with a quarter to go, and decided to let their punter pin the other team back on its own three yard line, despite the crowd screaming "Go for it!"
And the crowd shouted, "Fire Coach Schumer!"
And the crowd shouted, "Fire Coach Schumer!"
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“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."
Thucydides
Thucydides
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."
Thucydides
Thucydides
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”
G.K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton
Veterans Day
Established in 1919 as “Armistice Day” by Woodrow Wilson to mark the end of World War I.
Thirty five years later, in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a decree establishing Nov. 11 as a day to recognize all veterans.
Established in 1919 as “Armistice Day” by Woodrow Wilson to mark the end of World War I.
Thirty five years later, in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a decree establishing Nov. 11 as a day to recognize all veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Veterans Day
Established in 1919 as “Armistice Day” by Woodrow Wilson to mark the end of World War I.
Thirty five years later, in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a decree establishing Nov. 11 as a day to recognize all veterans.
Established in 1919 as “Armistice Day” by Woodrow Wilson to mark the end of World War I.
Thirty five years later, in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a decree establishing Nov. 11 as a day to recognize all veterans.
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."
Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley
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What’s the worst that can happen? #healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What’s the worst that can happen? #healthcare
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Sticker Shock
Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Sticker Shock
Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
Follow my work on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com
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Your choice of words changes the meaning of what you write:
"A seatbelt may have saved him." (He lived & wore one.)
"A seatbelt might have saved him." (He died & didn't.)
"A seatbelt may have saved him." (He lived & wore one.)
"A seatbelt might have saved him." (He died & didn't.)
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Your choice of words changes the meaning of what you write:
"A seatbelt may have saved him." (He lived & wore one.)
"A seatbelt might have saved him." (He died & didn't.)
"A seatbelt may have saved him." (He lived & wore one.)
"A seatbelt might have saved him." (He died & didn't.)
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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“The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history”
- George Orwell
- George Orwell
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history”
- George Orwell
- George Orwell
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The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald killed all 29 aboard.
Despite numerous subsequent underwater expeditions examining the wreckage, no definitive answer was reached as to why the vessel sank.
Despite numerous subsequent underwater expeditions examining the wreckage, no definitive answer was reached as to why the vessel sank.
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald killed all 29 aboard.
Despite numerous subsequent underwater expeditions examining the wreckage, no definitive answer was reached as to why the vessel sank.
Despite numerous subsequent underwater expeditions examining the wreckage, no definitive answer was reached as to why the vessel sank.
"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
On November 10, 1975, an ore carrier,
the Edmund Fitzgerald,
sank in Lake Superior during a November storm, taking the lives of all 29 crew members.
”According to a legend of the Chippewa tribe, the lake they once called Gitche Gumee 'never gives up her dead.'”
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the Edmund Fitzgerald,
sank in Lake Superior during a November storm, taking the lives of all 29 crew members.
”According to a legend of the Chippewa tribe, the lake they once called Gitche Gumee 'never gives up her dead.'”
.
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On November 10, 1975, an ore carrier,
the Edmund Fitzgerald,
sank in Lake Superior during a November storm, taking the lives of all 29 crew members.
”According to a legend of the Chippewa tribe, the lake they once called Gitche Gumee 'never gives up her dead.'”
.
the Edmund Fitzgerald,
sank in Lake Superior during a November storm, taking the lives of all 29 crew members.
”According to a legend of the Chippewa tribe, the lake they once called Gitche Gumee 'never gives up her dead.'”
.
"Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies."
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies."
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
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“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.”
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.”
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
“There was never a man who was better at making assurances, or more eager to offer solemn promises, or who kept them less; yet he always succeeded in his deceptions beyond his wildest dreams, because he played his role in the world so well.”
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
“There was never a man who was better at making assurances, or more eager to offer solemn promises, or who kept them less; yet he always succeeded in his deceptions beyond his wildest dreams, because he played his role in the world so well.”
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
Each submission means the next one will be more painful.
Abusive behavior 101
Abusive behavior 101
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Each submission means the next one will be more painful.
Abusive behavior 101
Abusive behavior 101
The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch
November 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch
Can’t you hear all the comments? Everyday they go on TV and say it’s all our fault. It must be true.
It would be rude of us to continue proving that they are liars. So we will believe their words and promises and concede.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
It would be rude of us to continue proving that they are liars. So we will believe their words and promises and concede.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Can’t you hear all the comments? Everyday they go on TV and say it’s all our fault. It must be true.
It would be rude of us to continue proving that they are liars. So we will believe their words and promises and concede.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."
It would be rude of us to continue proving that they are liars. So we will believe their words and promises and concede.
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid."