"Is That All There Is?"

-- Peggy Lee

“The important thing is to be drunk.”
“What is odious but . . . people . . . who toast their feet on the register. . . .”
“"Girl, are you on medication?" Nurse Debra asked."No, of course not," Madison answered impatiently."Maybe you should be," Debra muttered.”
“Should not the Society of Indexers be known as Indexers, Society of, The?”

Source : Keith Waterhouse (1992). “Jeffrey Bernard is unwell ; Mr and Mrs Nobody ; and, Bookends”
“For something warm, try adding cinnamon sticks and nutmeg to apple cider simmering on the stove. You'll get the added benefit of making your home smell amazing.”
“The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us.”
“i will follow it, though i know so well now the deep wounds i might find. for as long as i believe that i am walking the true road, if i am slain, then i die in the knowledge that for a brief time, at least, i was part of somethin bigger. this road has perils and i will surely die on it,but, i am not afraid to die.”
“There is nothing more artistic than loving people.”

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