The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
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The praise that comes of love does not make us vain, but humble rather. Knowing what we are, the pride that shines in our mother's eyes as she looks at us is about the most pathetic thing a man has to face, but he would be a devil altogether if it did not burn some of the sin out of him.James M. Barrie
Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow.
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Every man who is high up likes to think that he has done it all himself, and the wife smiles and lets it go at that.
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For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded.
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I'm youth, I'm joy, I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg.
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