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“Olyanok, akik próbálták, mondták nekem, hogy a tiszta lelkiismeret nagyon boldoggá és megelégedetté teszi az embert; de ezt a teli gyomor éppúgy elvégzi, csakhogy olcsóbban és sokkal könnyebben.”
― Three Men in a Boat
― Three Men in a Boat
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of time; it is a lifeboat on which you find yourself, decades later, still living. Each day is the same, so you remember the series afterward as a blurred and powerful pattern.”
― The Writing Life
― The Writing Life
“If you like her, if she makes you happy, and if you feel like you know her---then don't let her go.”
― Message in a Bottle
― Message in a Bottle
“He glared at her. "Aye, and you shall be the best cabin boy I have ever had or I will feed you to the sharks. Savvy?" He turned and stomped back to the
ship”
― Secrets of the Realm
ship”
― Secrets of the Realm
“At altitudes of 6000 to 16,000 feet, and with wind velocities reaching 45 miles an hour, many living insects have been taken.”
― The Sea Around Us
― The Sea Around Us
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