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1. "Already he knew that to overdo a thing is to destroy it." ~ Elizabeth Enright
2. "Self-pity is the hens' besetting sin," remarked Mr. Payton. "Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom." ~ Elizabeth Enright
3. "Now isn't that nice!' said the old lady. 'If cousins are the right kind, they're best of all: kinder than sisters and brothers, and closer than friends." ~ Elizabeth Enright
4. "Never plan a picnic' Father said. 'Plan a dinner, yes, or a house, or a budget, or an appointment with the dentist, but never, never plan a picnic." ~ Elizabeth Enright
5. "Grownups! Everyone remembers them. How strange and even sad it is that we never became what they were: beings noble, infallible, and free. We never became them. One of the things we discover as we live is that we never become anything different from what we are. We are no less ourselves at forty than we were at four, and because of this we know grownups as Grownups only once in life: during our own childhood. We never meet them in our lives again, and we will miss them always." ~ Elizabeth Enright
6. "Maybe we benefit from the providence of others more often than we know." ~ Elizabeth Enright
7. "Mr. Payton was at work on his pipe again, lighting and coaxing it. "They need constant attention, pipes, like babies and guinea hens," he said, and sucked in the smoke." ~ Elizabeth Enright

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There's nothing surprising about me. I'm dull. I am a fan of the New York subway. I love it."
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