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"Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us."

"Travel is glamorous only in retrospect."

"The realization that he is white in a black country, and respected for it, is the turning point in the expatriate’s c…"

"“Mustn’t grumble” was the most English of expressions. English patience was mingled inertia and despair. What was the…"

"I have always disliked being a man. The whole idea of manhood in America is pitiful, in my opinion. This version of m…"

"Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace."

"Assigning human personalities to animals is the chief trait of the pet owner—the doting dog-lover with his baby talk,…"

"Fogeydom is the last bastion of the bore and reminiscence is its anthem. It is futile to want the old days back, but …"

"Animal lovers often tend to be misanthropes or loners, and so they transfer their affection to the creature in their …"