A monkey never thinks her baby is ugly. ~Haitian Proverb
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When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. ~Maya Angelou
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The houses of lawyers are roofed with the skins of litigants. ~Welsh Proverb
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The style developed over decades, really, but I started out writing pretty traditional stories, then became impatient. It was a writer named Russell Edson who showed me that one could write in any way at all. ~Lydia Davis
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He who eats alone, coughs alone. ~Arabic Proverb
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Necessity is the mother of invention. ~English Proverb
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