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“Central Park is the grandiose symbol of the front yard each child in New York hasn't got.”

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Robert Benchley was an American humorist, writer, and actor, known for his witty humor style and unique satirical techniques. His career spanned theater, film, and radio, and he achieved significant success in the early 20th century. more

“And yet we have what purports, or professes, or is claimed, to be a contract—the Constitution—made eighty years ago, by men who are now all dead, and who never had any power to bind us, but which (it is claimed) has nevertheless bound three generations of men, consisting of many millions, and which (it is claimed) will be binding upon all the millions that are to come; but which nobody ever signed, sealed, delivered, witnessed, or acknowledged; and which few persons, compared with the whole number that are claimed to be bound by it, have ever read, or even seen, or ever will read, or see.”

Men Years Persons Made Whole Three Numbers Millions Generations Years Ago Constitution Bounds Contracts Nevertheless Eighty Binding Three Generations

Book:The collected works of Lysander Spooner

Source: The collected works of Lysander Spooner

“Someone shouts, "Enough!" and I think too much and nothing at all.”

Thinking Enough Too Much

Book:Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Collection: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four

Source: Divergent Series Ultimate Four-Book Collection: Divergent; Insurgent; Allegiant; Four

“These thoughts are depressing I know. They are depressing, I wish I was more cheerful, it is more pleasant, Also it is a duty, we should smile as well as submitting To the purpose of One Above who is experimenting With various mixtures of human character which goes best, All is interesting for him it is exciting, but not for us. There I go again. Smile, smile, and get some work to do Then you will be practically unconscious without positively having to go.”

Knows Should Humans Wells Character Purpose Wish Interesting Duty Exciting Various Pleasant Unconscious Depressing Cheerful Mixtures Positively

Author:Stevie Smith

“And if you can find any way out of our culture, then that's a trap too. Just wanting to get out of the trap reinforces the trap.”

Ifs Way Culture Traps Invisible Monsters

Book:Invisible Monsters Remix

Source: Invisible Monsters Remix

“A gut-string classical Spanish guitar, a sweet, lovely little lady. The smell of it. Even now, to open a guitar case, when it's an old wooden guitar, I could crawl in and close the lid.”

Littles Cases Sweet Guitar Smell Lovely Guts Strings

Author:Keith Richards

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