You need more tact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action.
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Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social.William Bolitho
The shortest way out of Manchester is notoriously a bottle of Gordon's gin out of any businessman's life there is the mirage of Paris out of Paris, or mediocrity of talent and imagination, there are all the drugs, from subtle, all-conquering opium to cheating, cozening cocaine.
William Bolitho
Adventure must start with running away from home.
William Bolitho
General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.
William Bolitho
An adventure differs from a mere feat in that it is tied to the externally unattainable. Only one end of the rope is in the hand, the other is not visible, and neither prayers, nor daring, nor reason can shake it free.
William Bolitho
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