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“Your personal stake in letters may be greater than you think. For in the business world, the ability to express ideas clearly and convincingly shows up in letters more than in any other form of written communication.”
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“Gossip is irresponsible communication.”
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“Her father doted upon her and thought her the most accomplished young woman of the age; for certain, she could play a little, and sing a little, and paint a little, and talk a little very bad French, and dance and dress a great deal.”
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“Fighting is like champagne. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes. Any fool can be brave on a battle field when it's be brave or else be killed.”
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“The first dandelions touch the heart-strings in much the same way as do the early notes of the robin, their blessed familiarity impressing us like a happy surprise.”
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“... Gabriel has a personality like a hexagon. People need touch only one side for an illusion of closeness.”
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“He said that the war had disillusioned him. It was a word you often heard uttered as a reason or an excuse for abandoning the normal. "Disillusioned."”
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“Earlene's handshake consisted of laying her fingers passively across mine. It was like having a half pound of cooked linguini placed in your palm for safekeeping.”