"Writing a book I have found to be like building a house. A man forms a plan, and collects materials. He thinks he has enough to raise a large and stately edifice; but after he has arranged, compacted and polished, his work turns out to be a very small performance. The authour however like the builder, knows how much labour his work has cost him; and therefore estimates it at a higher rate than other people think it deserves"

-- James Boswell

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“I wonder if it is harder for a woman who was beautiful to get older or a woman who was never looked at.”
“I think of you, I dream of you, I conjure you up when I need you most. This is all I can do, but to me it isn't enough. It will never be enough, this I know; yet what else is there for me to do? If you were here, you would tell me, but I have been cheated of even that. You always knew the proper words to ease the pain I felt. You always knew how to make me feel good inside.”
“Serenity is the final word of all the teachings; reflection is the response to all manifestations.”
“He who fails to plan is planning to fail.”
“A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.”
“Television is for appearing on, not looking at.”
“To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's self.”

Source : Hamilton Wright Mabie (2006). “The Life of the Spirit”, p.66, Cosimo, Inc.
“Very few can be trusted with an education.”

Source : Louise Imogen Guiney (1897). “Patrins, to which is added An inquirendo into the wit & other good parts of His late Majesty King Charles the Second”

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