Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
- Jessamyn West
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I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unknown "Mouser" Daring - 16 years, 9 months, 11 days ago

You can make more friends in two months by becoming really interested in other people, than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
- Bernard Meltzer
Unknown "Mouser" Daring - 16 years, 9 months, 11 days ago

You can always tell a real friend: when you've made a fool of yourself he doesn't feel you've done a permanent job.
- Laurence J. Peter
Unknown "Mouser" Daring - 16 years, 9 months, 11 days ago

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Unknown "Mouser" Daring - 16 years, 9 months, 11 days ago