"She gave me a pledge card, a card promising an annual gift of $5, $10, or $25 toward the support of the Unity mission. I filled it out under the hot light of the projector. The name and address spaces were much too short, unless you wrote a very fine hand or unless your name was Ed Poe and you lived at 1 Elm St."

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Source : Charles Portis (2007). “The Dog of the South”, p.72, The Overlook Press

Charles Portis

#Light Quotes #Hands Quotes #Names Quotes

“Never give a man up until he has failed at something he likes.”
“The evolution of knowledge is toward simplicity, not complexity.”
“Indulge in procrastination, and in time yon will come to this, that because a thing ought to be done, therefore you can't do it.”
“There is a sweet anguish springing up in our bosoms when a child's face brightens under the shadow of the waiting angel. There is an autumnal fitness when age gives up the ghost; and when the saint dies there is a tearful victory.”
“I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.”
“The easiest thing to do in the world is pull the covers up over your head and go back to sleep.”
“The medication, the hormones and the relentless frustrations of our lives make us bitchy and you're not allowed to be bitchy in public or people won't like you.”
“As for editorial content, that's the stuff you separate the ads with.”

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