"The spiritual is the parent of the practical."

-- Thomas Carlyle

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“Time-honoured insights are often trivialised as cliches.”
“What stops you killing yourself when you're intoxicated out of your mind is the thought that once you're dead you won't be able to drink any more.”
“Plant trees, Lots of trees”
“My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game.”

Source : "Joshua Ferris Interview: Rock Star in the Book Store". Interview with Jason Pinter, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2010.
“The noblest part of a friend is an honest boldness in the notifying of errors. He that tells me of a fault, aiming at my good, I must think him wise and faithful--wise in spying that which I see not; faithful in a plain admonishment, not tainted with flattery.”
“Happy Cinco de Mayo! Itâ€™s a holiday thatâ€™s as respectful of Mexican traditions as Epcot Centerâ€™s Mexican food pavilion.”
“All the money you made will never buy back your soul.”
“Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head.”

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