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“Was Grandfather trying to tell me something significant in a language I could not interpret? I wanted to establish a sure relationship with him despite his thunder. Grandfather was a man with whom one could be intimate, if he permitted, without ever enjoying an intimate moment. His devotion to me was direct, captivating. He did not want to talk about it, or even show it in any normal manner.”
― John Calvin Batchelor, The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica

“What challenged me and also confounded me was their (the Nobel prize attendees) apparent kindness...Their smiles were lovely, and most certainly charitable. Their benevolent might fooled me. I was a young fool, and still might be a fool, yet now I understand charity.”
― John Calvin Batchelor, The Birth of the People's Republic of Antarctica

“Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.”
― Emily Dickinson, The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

“I don’t need to have the most, be the best, or reach the top. It is okay to pursue a life marked by obscurity and simplicity. It doesn’t matter what I own or how I’m perceived.”
― Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess