"Thank God for reflex decisions; they are the sine qua non of serenity. Suppose you had to decide afresh each day whether or not to brush your teeth?"
— Willard R. Espy

January 1, 1970

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An Almanac of Words at Play (1975), p. 162. Compare: Katherine Craster, "The Centipede's Dilemma"