There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.
Lord Acton
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I never laugh or smile when I am writing. When I come home for lunch after writing all morning, my wife says I look like I just came home from a funeral. This is not bragging. This is an illness.
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