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“Just because something 'happens', because it is 'true', because the 'facts' are correct, does not ensure that it is the truth.”
― Jiving at the Crossroads
― Jiving at the Crossroads
“London is satisfied, Paris is resigned, but New York is always hopeful. Always it believes that something good is about to come off, and it must hurry to meet it.”
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“A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, “Stop trying to make me like you,” and what a sobering and welcome smack in the face that statement was. Yet somehow, every day of my life is still a campaign for popularity, or better yet, a crowded funeral.”
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“To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible.”
― Aphorisms
― Aphorisms
“A sense of calm envelopes me, a feeling close to rapture. Swimming is one of the best things in my life. It has never solved any problems, but it has done no harm, and nothing has ever ruined it for me. Swimming.”
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
― The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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