"Times are not good here. The city is crumbling into ashes. It has been buried under taxes and frauds and maladministrations so that it has become a study for archaeologists...but it is better to live here in sackcloth and ashes than to own the whole state of Ohio."

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Source : "Albino zombie snakes and voodoo potions: the legacy of Lafcadio Hearn, raconteur extraordinaire" by Jim Gabour, www.theguardian.com. March 05, 2015.

Lafcadio Hearn

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“Let me get this straight. The owners are about to shut down baseball when it's more prosperous than it's even been, and the players are the ones who have to get their urine tested?”
“For even bold natures flee, whenever they see Hades close to life.”
“When God chooses to create somebody, he or she has an impact on other people's choices and it might be that they have an impact on their decisions to trust Christ or not.”
“If it's not exactly like you thought it would be, you think it's a failure. What about the spectrum of colors in between.”
“I wish I could buy you for what you are really worth and sell you for what you think you're worth. I sure would make money on the deal.”
“By His words and His example, Christ has shown us how to draw closer to Him.”
“if you are afraid of loneliness, don't get married”
“Simple, not easy. There's a difference.”

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