Quote by Nicholson Baker
In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a

In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. – Nicholson Baker

Other quotes by Nicholson Baker

So I really began as a failed poet – although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry. – Nicholson Baker

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Poetry
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Wikipedia is just an incredible thing. It is fact-encirclingly huge, and it is idiosyncratic, careful, messy, funny, shocking and full of simmering controversies – and it is free, and it is fast. – Nicholson Baker

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funny
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I think I am done with Wikipedia for the time being. But I have a secret hope. Someone recently proposed a Wikimorgue – a bin of broken dreams where all rejects could still be read, as long as they werent libelous or otherwise illegal. – Nicholson Baker

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Dreams
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Maturity is knowing when to be immature. – Randall Hall

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Maturity

Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things dont go well. – Jim Rohn

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Maturity

When the apple is ripe it will fall. – Proverb

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Maturity

Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. – Hervey Allen

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Maturity

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She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn’t take them along. – Margaret Culkin Banning

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People are unjust to anger – it can be enlivening and a lot of fun. – Philip Roth

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Anger

I would have thought that the knowledge that you are going to be leapt upon by half-a-dozen congratulatory, but sweaty team-mates would be inducement not to score a goal. – Arthur Marshall

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Sports

“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called. – A.A. Milne

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Happiness