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

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Footnotes are the finer-suckered surfaces that allow testicular paragraphs to hold fast to the wider reality of the library. – Nicholson Baker

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Reading
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When I really want to be soothed and reminded of why people bother to fiddle with sentences, I often read 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 believe the sign of maturity is accepting deferred gratification. – Peggy Cahn

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Maturity

We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice – that is, until we have stopped saying It got lost, and say, I lost it. – Sydney J. Harris

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Maturity

Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. – Thomas Alva Edison

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Maturity

Ah, but I was so much older then, Im younger than that now. – Bob Dylan

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Maturity

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The travel, the amazing work I have had the chance to do, the meetings with different people are all very inspiring and give me lots of positive energy. – Saskia de Brauw

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It is always the minorities that hold the key of progress. – Raymond B. Fosdick

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Minorities

I always had this non-stop drive. I had to keep sending stories out and every once in awhile Id get something accepted or get the little trickle of positive feedback. – Kevin J. Anderson

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positive

I used to be such a militant city-ist, but more and more Ive seen forests and nature and oceans, and I dont know any more if this is the awesomest way to live. – Regina Spektor

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