The wrongs of childhood and upbringing have made a large and obsessional contribution to autobiography and the novel.
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The true method of knowledge is experiment.
William Blake
What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not qualified to be a TV producer. I'm not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don't know what qualified means.
Sonny Bono
I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.
Helen Keller