My experience was that grown-ups always thought I was too young for all the interesting things and too old for all the things that brought me comfort.
“We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.”
― The Monster of Florence
― The Monster of Florence
“He would live to see people praised for things that were not worthy of praise”
― The Narrow Road to the Deep North
― The Narrow Road to the Deep North
“Wealth, my son, should never be your goal in life. Your words are eloquent but they are mere words. True wealth is of the heart, not of the purse.”
― The Greatest Salesman in the World
― The Greatest Salesman in the World
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