"Normality is what we might achieve, given who we are, what we are, the conditions and limitations of the world we work within."

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“Me and a book is a party. Me and a book and a cup of coffee is an orgy.”

“We begin with the possible, and move gradually towards the impossible.”

“A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable, and never acceptable.”

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“Act with courtesy - Otherwise, be polite, but always be kind.”

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