"A poor relation is the most irrelevant thing in nature, a piece of non pertinent correspondence, an odious approximation, a haunting conscience, a preposterous shadow, lengthening in the noontide of our prosperity."

-- Charles Lamb

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“We read the world - television, movies, songs, books - and the people in it through the lens of our own lives.”

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“The most difficult problems are naturally not involved in the search for forms for contemporary life. It is a question of working our way to forms behind which real human values lie.”
“At this point of my life, I'm not out to protect anybody. I'm out to protect seven people, and they all have the last name Armstrong.”
“A garden is one of the few expressions of man's nature that is altogether benign.”
“Keep your head down, avoid all the distractions of being a writer todayÂ—all the shifts in the business, all the drama, all the debating about where publishing is goingÂ—and write the best story that you can. It sounds a bit glib, but I think this is advice a lot of people are having trouble following right now. It is so hard to focus. But that is the single key to success.”
“The success of an intervention depends on the interior condition of the intervenor.”
“The little things are most worthwhile- a quiet word, a look, a smile.”
“I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.”

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