“ The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
“ I was crying, I was laughing, I was trying to stay calm to talk to her to keep her calm. ”
- John Mason- Copy
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“ Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest themselves with importance by calling important people by their first names in or out of print. Such first-naming for effect makes me cringe. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life, and not too long to be downed by them. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ It is in the hard rockpile labour of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing comes in. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ I, John Brown, am now quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with Blood. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! On the third morning He arose, bright with victory o'er his foes. Sing we lauding, and applauding, Hallelujah! ”
- John Mason Neale- Copy
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“ No man, with a man's heart in him gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. Happy is he who is brave enough to push on to another stage of the journey. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ To many people dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every moment of time. ”
- John Mason- Copy
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“ The comic book is the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the horror of the home, the curse of the kids and a threat to the future. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ Not worlds on worlds, in phalanx deep, Need we to prove a God is here; The daisy, fresh from nature's sleep, Tells of His hand in lines as clear. ”
- John Mason Good- Copy
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“ We've got wet sheets and blankets over them and we're pouring water over those to keep the animals wet and cool. ”
- John Mason- Copy
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“ A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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“ A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
- 3.6K
“ I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life, and not too long to be downed by them. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
- 3.2K
“ How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles! ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
- 1.5K
“ The more I observed Washington, the more frequently I visited it, and the more people I interviewed there, the more I understood how prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid it out as a city that goes around in circles. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Among the Round Tablers at the Algonquin Hotel, Sherwood stood out like a grandfather's clock. The tick of his talk was measured, his words seeming to be spaced by minutes, but when he chimed he struck gaily. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
- 641
“ The aim of education should be to convert the mind into a living fountain, and not a reservoir. ”
- John Mason- Copy
- 936
“ Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others. ”
- John Mason Brown- Copy
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