They made a science out of people?" she said. "What a crazy science that must be."
--"Mr. Z
The lonely old soul took to Bomar like a cannibal to a fat Baptist missionary.
--"Bomar
(speaking of insecurity)
"It's broken greater spirits than ours, and robbed the world of God knows how much beauty. I've seen it happen more times than I like to think about."
--"$10,000 A Year, Easy
Tags: insecurity brokenness
You got troubles, I got troubles--everybody's got troubles, whether they've got a lot of money or a little money or no money. When you get right down to it, I guess love and friendship and doing good really are the big things."
--"Money Talks
Tags: money friendship love
Keep breathing," said Ben. "That's the big thing for now."
--"Money Talks
Tags: breathing
Money began talking to Ben again--not big money this time, but little money. It niggled and nagged and carped and whined at him, as full of fears and bitterness as a spinster witch.
--"Money Talks
Tags: money
The thing about money is," said Ben, "you can't be polite to it. Leave something suspicious to say, and it'll say it...Leave something greedy to say, and it'll say it...Leave something scary to say, and it'll say it."
--"Money Talks
I hear he liked flowers pretty well."
"Yes," said Annie, "he said they were the friends who always came back and never disappointed him."
--"Out, Brief Candle
Tags: friends nature creativity flowers disappointment
Hawkins was eloquent and poetic--but most of all he was exquisitely sensitive to a woman's moods. He sensed it when Annie was depressed, though she never told him she was, and he would say just the right thing to cheer her. And when she was elated, he nourished her elation, and kept it alive for weeks instead of fleeting minutes.
--"Out, Brief Candle
Q: What is wrong with the world?
A: Everybody pays attention to pictures of things. Nobody pays attention to things themselves.
Tags: world humanity problems materialism
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