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Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then retur

Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went. – John Updike

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We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable. – John Updike

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The inner spaces that a good story lets us enter are the old apartments of religion. – John Updike

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Of plants tomatoes seemed the most human, eager and fragile and prone to rot. – John Updike

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Eighty percent of the people of Britain want more money spent on public transport — in order that other people will travel on the buses so that there is more room for them to drive their cars. – John Selwyn Gummer, The Independent, 1994

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You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen, it said “Parking Fine.” – Tommy Cooper

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Leave sooner, drive slower, live longer. – Author Unknown

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Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. – Albert Einstein

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