"Of private differences personal to himself, my brother had none."

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Source : John Sergeant Wise, Paul Dennis Sporer (2005). “End of an Era: The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier”, p.65, Anza Publishing

John Sergeant Wise

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“Men choose a religion, but a Christian is chosen by Jesus Christ.”
“Test everything, including assumptions”
“I recall drinking sherry in California and dreaming of England, where I ate dalmoth and dreamed of Delhi. What is the purpose, I wonder, of all this restlessness? I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.”
“Being able to go on location and see the world was the greatest perk of all.”
“Beware of assumptions that seem "obvious" in one decade. They may become quaint in the next.”
“If you can't eat it, can't sleep under it, can't wear it or make something from it, it's not worth anything.”
“Chicago is many things to many people, and to me, it is a place where you can write.”
“There are so many questions to be answered and so many personal compliments that we appreciate so very much.”

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