"When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can."

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Source : 'Handy Andy' (1842) ch. 36

Samuel Lover

#Men Quotes #Hygiene Quotes #Scratches Quotes

“Real people are made out of a whole lot of things-flesh, bone, blood, nerves, stuff like that. Literary people are made out of words.”
“The fundamentals that founded our great nation included the freedom of speech and religion.”

Source : "Rep. Markwayne Mullin defends "Duck Dynasty" star's speech rights" by Chris Casteel, newsok.com. December 19, 2013.
“Ah, did we but rightly understand what the demerit of sin is, we would rather admire the bounty of God than complain of the straithandedness of Providence. And if we did but consider that there lies upon God no obligation of justice or gratitud to reward any of our duties, it would cure our murmurs (Gen. 32:10).”
“After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian,”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Natural selection operates according to immediate cirumstances and not toward a long-term goal. Homo sapiens did eventually evolve as a descendant of the first humans, but there was nothing inevitable about it.”

Source : "The Origin of Humankind". Book by Richard Leakey, 1994.
“A shilling life will give you all the facts.”
“The reason I love the sea I cannot explain - it's physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It's a liberation of your weight.”
“I have a great deal of respect and admiration for people who put themselves on the line.”

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