"I started reading literature at 17 or 18, and I felt this extra beat to life."

-- Richard Ford

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“You're a Daniels and a Walker. That means you're 99% fine stubbornness, tenacity and resilience combined", Tara said. "And the other 1%?" Mia asked as they sat at the tiny galley table. Ford wrapped an arm around her neck and pulled her in close. "Perfection.”
“I've known Woody Weatherman since fifth grade and I'm 46 so that's a long time man.”
“Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.”
“As, however, the port in reality lies in thirty-two degrees thirty-four minutes, according to the observations that have been made, they went much beyond it, thus making the voyage much longer than was necessary.”
“We need to encourage our kids to express their feelings. We need to help them find their voice.”
“It is the property of fools to be always judging.”
“If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear?”
“PowerPoint is the Rodney Dangerfield of software. It gets no respect.”

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