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The World of Lincoln Steffens

Book by Lincoln Steffens · 13 quotes · Father, Mother, Ifs

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“One improvement I have learned from my childhood experience with my father: I do not threaten punishment in the morning. That was awful. Late into the night I would lie awake tossing and wondering what he was going to do to me. Usually he did nothing. A quiet, impressive 'talking to' was all I got.”