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Ben Inkster

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“If it is absolutely necessary to take leave of one’s responsibilities for a while, always be sure to leave surrogates in charge who will ensure your welcome on return will be both genuine and enthusiastic”
― Iain M. Banks, Matter

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“I was not offended, my love. An insult is like a drink; it affects one only if accepted. And pride is too heavy baggage for my journey...”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Glory Road

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“There is nothing so fine as a new friend, for in time they become the most precious of all the Comforter's gifts—old friends!”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, The Search for Fierra

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“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.”
― Emily Dickinson

tags: inspirational, writing

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“But I didn’t go to sleep. The truth is, I’ve got a monkey on my back, a habit worse than marijuana though not as expensive as heroin. I can stiff it out and get to sleep anyway—but it wasn’t helping that I could see light in Star’s tent and a silhouette that was no longer troubled by a dress. The fact is I am a compulsive reader. Thirty-five cents’ worth of Gold Medal Original will put me right to sleep. Or Perry Mason. But I’ll read the ads in an old Paris-Match that has been used to wrap herring before I’ll do without.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Glory Road

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