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Amanda Holden is someone I have followed for financial advice for several years now and I love that she coalesced her funny wit and deep understanding of finances into this written form. Rich Old Lady is such a refreshing perspective that serves as a ...more "
“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, "It might have been.”
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“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.”
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“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”
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“If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”
― A Man Without a Country
― A Man Without a Country
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