Magne's Aphorisms

Big Frank went to the website of Smithmag.net to read some of the six-word memoirs. After all he did recommend the site. He read hundreds and hundreds of them and came away thinking that in fact these were all failed, well mostly failed, aphorisms. It turns out that when you ask the public to submit interesting and wise short sayings, call them what you will, that you will get mostly nonsense and cliches. Big Frank is not going to waste your time showing them to you. Instead, let's go to a master of the craft, Magne! Go to his blog at www.secretions.net (sorry the link isn't working just now) and read the pop quotes, or search by word. You will be entertained and enlightened. These are as good as they get (oops that's a cliche - sorry, Magne). Big Frank has grouped 20 he likes below (10 on love and 10 on life - the heart of the heart of the matter. That's Magne's photo in the top left corner. Big Frank snapped that at the Globe (a bar in Spokane, not the London theater!).

Love

Without fear I love because I frame people in love.
Occasionally people give you a look that says: I like you because you are a child of god. I prefer the look that says: I like you because you are not like the others.
No one needs to understand the love you have for other people, as much as you yourself do.
How can I be loved for things I don't love about myself?
I don't need to be loved for who I am. I need to be loved in spite of who I am.
The best mirror in the world is a beautiful woman who worships you.
Much of what we call love is actually partnering.
Sex is driving around enjoying the ride. Love is traveling — often to a place you have never been before.
What makes us think that love is the answer? Our heart.

Life
Life involves going into a box and staying there a lot.
There is never enough time to enjoy the moment.
We take our little solo. It lasts but a lifetime. (You're on.)
It is fantasy that floats our boats.
We have such high expectation of life. How can we know there's more to life than this?
You seldom have to walk the walk.
If life is a journey we spend a lot of time lost and sitting down.
It is not good to keep your options open forever.
It hardly takes a village, just a few friends and lovers.
Sometimes you need to disconnect the dots.