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“From 1793 to 1797 I remained closely at home, saw none but those who came here, and at length became very sensible of the ill effect it had on my own mind. . . . I felt enough of the effect of withdrawing from the world then, to see that it led to an antisocial and misanthropic state of mind, which severely punishes him who gives in to it. And it will be a lesson I never shall forget as to myself. —JEFFERSON TO MARIA JEFFERSON EPPES
MARCH 3, 1802”
― American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
MARCH 3, 1802”
― American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
“We’ve always lived rurally where it is much easier to avoid being bourgeois. The natural world draws you to herself with such power that you can easily ignore the rest of the culture and social obligations.”
― The Ancient Minstrel: Novellas
― The Ancient Minstrel: Novellas
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