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“In his autobiography he says that one essential of the happy life is “that a man would have almost no mail and never dread the postman’s knock.”
― Letters to an American Lady
― Letters to an American Lady
“Apropos of horrid little fat baby “cherubs”, did I mention that Heb. Kherub is from the same root as Gryphon? That shows what they’re really like!”
― Letters to an American Lady
― Letters to an American Lady
“There, by the way, is a sentence ending with a preposition. The silly “rule” against it was invented by Dryden. I think he disliked it only because you can’t do it in either French or Latin which he thought more “polite” languages than English.”
― Letters to an American Lady
― Letters to an American Lady
“At moments like these it is hard not to wish for an end to suffereing--a cancellation of it. But friends, a life without grief is hardly worth living, and someonee who is not willing too give his or her life for soomething worth more than mere living is hardly alive.”
― Driftless
― Driftless
“After being rationed to a single ball, a whole box of them gave me a delightful feeling of sudden wealth. French politicians must have a similar sensation when elected to high office and permitted to dip into the chateaux and limousines and government-issue caviar. No wonder they cling to power long after they should be tucked away in an old folks' home. I'd do the same.”
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