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“Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions.”
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“... men do some things better, like reading maps, because only the male mind can conceive of one inch equalling one hundred miles.”
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“The gods have a curse for him who willingly tells another the wrong road.”
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“ I never panic when I get lost. I just change where it is I want to go.”
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“A map is not a journey.”
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“When all else fails, read the instructions.”
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“When the instructions on the flimsy cat toilet-training device say, 'The cat must weigh no more than 12 pounds,' weigh the cat.”
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“The law was for people who needed instructions, she would later tell me. The same people who needed to be told not to put a baby in the dryer or a dog in the microwave.”
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“Ask any mechanic; instructions were the things you read when all else failed.”