I am reminded of the advice of my neighbor. “Never worry about your heart till it stops beating.
E. B. WHITEFern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.
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The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything
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A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.
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I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
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A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.
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Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words, and they backhand them over the net. They love words that give them a hard time, provided they are in a context that absorbs their attention.
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We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.
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When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.
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The main thing I try to do is write as clearly as I can. I rewrite a good deal to make it clear.
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It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.
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Extreme cold when it first arrives seems to generate cheerfulness and sociability. For a few hours all life’s dubious problems are dropped in favor of the clear and congenial task of keeping alive.
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A right is a responsibility in reverse.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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Every morning I awake torn between a desire to save the world and an inclination to savor it. This makes it hard to plan the day. But if we forget to savor the world, what possible reason do we have for saving it? In a way, the savoring must come first.
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No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader’s intelligence or whose attitude is patronizing.
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Make the work interesting and the discipline will take care of itself.
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