George R. R. Martin, on reading:

I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey.

I grew up in the projects.

I never went anywhere.

But I have lived a thousand lives and I've loved a thousand loves.

I've walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time.

Because I read. 

- George R. R. Martin.

World Introvert Day - January 2:

World Introvert Day

January 2

This is a day for the dreamers.

The thinkers.

The quiet ones.

The ones sitting in the back of the room or standing at the edges.

The ones who know more than they show and feel more than they let on.

Today we celebrate introverts.

– Jenn Granneman.

#WorldIntrovertDay

Introvert insight:

 
Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet.

I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.

– Michaela Chung.

I over-simplify and say I don’t like people,

when what I actually dislike are the surface-level interactions of most social gatherings.

– Rachel Ginder.

 

I simply don’t shine in company.

Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.

– Barbara Hambly.

 

Not all introverts are shy.

You just haven’t seen them with their close friends circle.

- The Minds Journal

 

Some people tremble at the idea of being alone.

I don’t understand.

I love my solitude.

My energy is never leeched; my feelings are never hurt.

I treat myself well, I entertain myself, but it’s peaceful.

– Sylvester McNutt.

 

The older I get,

the more I would rather sit alone,

in silence,

than with people who judge the way I live.

– Kristen Butler.

The smarter you get, the less you speak.

You grow to realize not everyone is worth confrontation.

Your time is valuable.

Your energy is priceless.

You won’t waste either on people who don’t deserve them.

- The Minds Journal

On this day in music history: The album Play, by Roxanne Potvin (2011)

 

Play

by Roxanne Potvin

was released on January 2, 2011.

Born on this day – Charles Willeford:

Writer

January 2, 1919 – March 27, 1988

Credits:

Miami Blues (1984); New Hope for the Dead (1985); Sideswipe (1987); The Way We Die Now (1988); High Priest of California (1953); Pick Up (1954); Wild Wives (1956); The Black Mass of Brother Springer (aka Honey Gal) (1958); Lust Is a Woman (aka Made in Miami) (1958); The Woman Chaser (1960); Deliver Me from Dallas (aka The Whip Hand) (1961); Understudy for Death (1961); Cockfighter (1962); No Experience Necessary (1962); The Hombre From Sonora (aka The Difference) (1971); The Burnt Orange Heresy (1971); Kiss Your Ass Goodbye (1987); The Shark Infested Custard (1993); The Machine in Ward Eleven (1963); Everybody's Metamorphosis (1988); Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s (1997); The Second Half of the Double Feature (2003); Poontang (poems) (2011); The Ordainment of Brother Springer (play) (2009); The Old Man at the Bridge (2009); Strange (2011); Sentences (2013); Off the Wall (1980); Something About a Soldier (1986); New Forms of Ugly (1987); I Was Looking for a Street (1988); Cockfighter Journal (1989); The Collected Memoirs of Charles Willeford (2000); Writing and Other Blood Sports (2000); Wild Wives / High Priest of California (1956); Charles Willeford Omnibus (1991).

Born on this day – Vivi Gioi:

Actress

January 2, 1917 – July 12, 1975

Credits:

Il baco da seta (1974); Dio non paga il sabato (1967); Il processo di Verona (1963); Farse d'altri tempi (1959); Festival della famiglia Gurgià (1958); Vento notturno (1958); Rice Girl (1956); Io sono Gionata Scrivener (1955); Stasera a Samarcanda (1954); Senza bandiera (1951); La portatrice di pane (1950); Women Without Names (1950); Mistress of the Mountains (1950); The Earth Cries Out (1949); Tragic Hunt (1947); Il marito povero (1946); La casa senza tempo (1945); Tutta la città canta (1945); Service de nuit (1944); ...und die Musik spielt dazu (1943); Harlem (1943); Cortocircuito (1943); Lascia cantare il cuore (1943); Piazza San Sepolcro (1942); Bengasi (1942); Giungla (1942); First Love (1941); L'amante segreta (1941); L'attore scomparso (1941); Il pozzo dei miracoli (1941); La canzone rubata (1940); Dopo divorzieremo (1940); Cento lettere d'amore (1940); Alessandro sei grande! (1940); Red Roses (1940); Vento di milioni (1940); Mille chilometri al minuto! (1939); Frenzy (1939); Bionda sotto chiave (1939); Il signor Max (1937); Ma non è una cosa seria (1936).

Born on this day – Anna Lee:

Actress

Singer

January 2, 1913 – May 14, 2004

Credits:

General Hospital (1979–2003); Port Charles (2000); What Can I Do? (1994); Beverly Hills Brats (1989); Beverly Hills Brats (1989); Listen to Me (1989); Beyond the Next Mountain (1987); The Right Hand Man (1987); Glitter (1985); Scruples (1980); B.J. and the Bear (1979); The Night Rider (1979); Legend of the Northwest (1978); The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978); Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); Eleanor and Franklin (1976); Mannix (1968–1974); The F.B.I. (1973); My Darling Daughters' Anniversary (1973); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973); The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972); The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970); Mission: Impossible (1970); Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969); The Outcasts (1969); Star! (1968); Gunsmoke (1967); The Felony Squad (1967); Family Affair (1967); In Like Flint (1967); This Is the Life (1966); Picture Mommy Dead (1966); My Three Sons (1960); 7 Women (1965); Daniel Boone (1965); The Sound of Music (1965); Mr. Novak (1965); Combat! (1965); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); For Those Who Think Young (1964); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); The Movie Maker (1964); The Prize (1963); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); Dr. Kildare (1963); McHale's Navy (1962); Perry Mason (1962); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962); Jack the Giant Killer (1962); Checkmate (1962); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); 77 Sunset Strip (1962); Two Rode Together (1961); Lock Up (1960–1961); Maverick (1961); Hawaiian Eye (1959–1960); Wagon Train (1960); The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960); The Loretta Young Show (1959–1960); The Big Night (1960); One Step Beyond (1960); Jet Over the Atlantic (1959); The Crimson Kimono (1959); This Earth Is Mine (1959); The Horse Soldiers (1959); The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (1959); Peter Gunn (1958); The Last Hurrah (1958); Studio One (1951–1958); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958); The Charles Farrell Show (1956); Your Play Time (1955); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1955); Where's Raymond? (1955); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Kraft Theatre (1950–1952); Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1952); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1952); A Date with Judy (1951); The Web (1950–1951); The Ford Theatre Hour (1950–1951); Lux Video Theatre (1951); Somerset Maugham TV Theatre (1950); The Clock (1950); Prison Warden (1949); Best Man Wins (1948); Fort Apache (1948); High Conquest (1947); The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947); G.I. War Brides (1946); Bedlam (1946); Summer Storm (1944); Flesh and Fantasy (1943); Hangmen Also Die! (1943); Forever and a Day (1943); Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942); Flying Tigers (1942); How Green Was My Valley (1941); My Life with Caroline (1941); Seven Sinners (1940); Return to Yesterday (1940); Young Man's Fancy (1939); The Secret Four (1939); Hollywood Picnic (1937); Non-Stop New York (1937); King Solomon's Mines (1937); You're in the Army Now (1937); The Man Who Lived Again (1936); Queen of Hearts (1936); First a Girl (1935); The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935); Heat Wave (1935); The Camels Are Coming (1934); Lucky Loser (1934); Rolling in Money (1934); Faces (1934); Mannequin (1933); Chelsea Life (1933); The Bermondsey Kid (1933); Mayfair Girl (1933); Yes, Mr. Brown (1933); The King's Cup (1933); Say It with Music (1932); His Lordship (1932); Ebb Tide (1932).