A bad book is as much of a labour to write as a good one; it comes as sincerely from the author's soul. I have discovered the most exciting, the most arduous literary form of all, the most difficult to master, the most pregnant in curious possibilities. I mean the advertisement. It is far easier to write ten passably effective Sonnets, good enough to take in the not too inquiring critic, than one effective advertisement that will take in a few ...

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All is connected... no one thing can change by itself. - Paul Hawken Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble. - Roger Tory Peterson Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. - Aldo Leopold Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth. - Henry David Thoreau Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites. - William Ruckelshaus Let us a ...

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It is never too late to be what you might have been. Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking. There is nothing that will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself. A supreme love, a motive that gives a sublime rhythm to a woman's life, and exalts habit into partnership with the soul's highest needs, is not to be had where and how ...

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