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“If you want to have an effective, loving experience of family, you must learn to be patient and to not let the little things drive you crazy and take over your life. There are certainly enough difficult things to deal with regarding family and home life. So, the truth is, if you sweat the small stuff at home, you’re probably setting yourself up to be a nervous wreck. To me, this is a very important topic to cover. The stakes are high—the harmony in your home, even your own sanity.”
― Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities from Taking Over Your Life
― Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities from Taking Over Your Life

“They don't know what a stand up guy you are."
"Even more so, now that I have four legs, right?”
― Down in the Valley
"Even more so, now that I have four legs, right?”
― Down in the Valley
“Every day that passed, the young woman thought more and understood less”
― A Story of Yesterday
― A Story of Yesterday

“She could see the headlines now.
‘Spinster dies alone in her condo. No one discovered her corpse for three days.’
She had been so preoccupied with work, that she’d neglected to do the grocery shopping and was now regretting it.”
― A Compromising Position
‘Spinster dies alone in her condo. No one discovered her corpse for three days.’
She had been so preoccupied with work, that she’d neglected to do the grocery shopping and was now regretting it.”
― A Compromising Position

“It seemed a blinding moment of self-understanding. Hate had been the trademark of his presidency. But in the end he had come to realize that hate was the poison, the engine that had destroyed him.”
― All the President's Men
― All the President's Men
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