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Stephen Wright

“A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say ‘How to Build a Boat’.” – Stephen Wright

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Brendan Gill

“Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.” – Brendan Gill

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Havelock Ellis

“To live remains an art which everyone must learn, and which no one can teach.” – Havelock Ellis

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Mark Twain

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.” – Mark Twain

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Abraham Cowley

“Life is an incurable Disease.” – Abraham Cowley

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Charles Schulz

“Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have gears we never use.” – Charles Schulz

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Christopher Morley

“Life is a foreign language: all men mispronounce it.” – Christopher Morley

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Mignon McLaughlin

“People find it hard to be both comic and serious, though life manages it easily enough.” – Mignon McLaughlin

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Marion Howard

“Life is like a blanket too short. You pull it up and your toes rebel, you yank it down and shivers meander about your shoulder; but cheerful folks manage to draw their knees up and pass a very comfortable night.” … Continue reading

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Lemony Snicket

“One wanders through life as if wandering through a field in the dark of night, wearing a blindfold and very heavy shoes, with a poisonous toad waiting patiently beneath a clump of weeds, knowing full well that eventually you will … Continue reading