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“Have you spoken to the inspector yet, Hal?” I asked, as Fiddles distributed generous overpours of a young, syrupy vintage, with hints of cherry and undertones of dull headache.
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“[I]t is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
“In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.”
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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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