What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself.
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A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt.Mark Twain
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