Sometimes it’s difficult not to get involved in other people’s lives. A friend of mine in Adelaide is looking to go into Alcohol Rehab. He’s not a life-long friend, but I do care about him.
He’s 37 years old and starts consuming at about 10 AM each day. He starts with a few nips and then [...]
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There are three infallible ways of pleasing an author, and the three form a
rising scale of compliment: 1, to tell him you have read one of his books; 2,
to tell him you have read all of his books; 3, to ask him to let you read the
manuscript of his forthcoming book. No. 1 admits you to his respect; No. 2
admits you to his admiration; No. 3 carries you clear into his heart.
-- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" Translator
By N2H