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To my daughter Leonora without whose never failing sympathy and encouragement this book would...
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The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.
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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise seek what they...
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When there are monsters there are miracles.
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What we call ‘Progress’ is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
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I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.
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Anytime I see something screech across a room and latch onto someone’s neck, and...
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Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving.
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Somebody told me it was frightening how much topsoil we are losing each year,...
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If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull...