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The Spiral Road

by Jan de Hartog

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“The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.”
― William Dean Howells

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“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

tags: enemies, mistakes, strategy

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“What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.”
― William Dean Howells

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“Some people stay longer in an hour than others do in a month.”
― William Dean Howells

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