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“ Walden is the report of a man torn by two powerful and opposing drives – the desire to enjoy the world and the urge to set the world straight. ”

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If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.

~ E.b. White

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After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.

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Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.

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Thus I, gone forth, as spiders do,In spider’s web a truth discerning,Attach one silken strand to youFor my returning.

~ E.b. White

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