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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect

by Will Guidara

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Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War by Susan Southard

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“This is what I say to children,” he explained. “‘Have you ever looked up heiwa [peace] in the dictionary?’ They never have! They’ve never looked it up because we don’t need to know what peace is during peacetime. ‘Let’s look it up ...more

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.”
― Philip K. Dick

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“Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”
― Gene Fowler

tags: humor-writing-craft

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