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Irritations
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“His wife had once shown him a bit in the Mail that said whistling was the sign of an empty mind. But it hadn't cured him. ”
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“One can summon courage and fortitude to face tragedy; irritations and frustrations are a cloud of mosquitoes that nip and sting and drive one frantic.”
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“If one cannot command attention by one's admirable qualities at least one can be a nuisance.”
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“Between threading a needle and raving insanity is the smallest eye in creation.”
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“It's probably a given that anything you do is going to annoy somebody.”
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“Nothing annoys me more than having the most trivial action analyzed and explained.”
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“... we have to suffer mosquitoes the size of blackbirds.”
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“Why do other people rob you with their understanding, stealing your discoveries and your guesses, invading the special domain of your insight?”
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“If there is whistling in the great beyond, I'll kill myself.”
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“It is a lot easier to forgive an occasional big fault than it is to put up with never-ending petty irritations. The big sinners at least take a day off from their vices now and then, but the little sinners who sin against our habits and ideals and conventions are always on the job.”
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“He followed me like an unpaid bill ...”
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“Irritation is a great source of energy and creativity.”
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“Songs are usually unfit for whistling — indeed, whistling (except to the person doing it) is unbearable ...”
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“Do not whistle in the street cars or in a room, or in the elevator or in fact anywhere when you are in the presence of others. There are professionals who make their living by whistling. You are not one of those.”