William Maxwell Quotes

The Values And Assumptions Of That Household I Took In Without Knowing When Or How It Happened, And I Have Them To This Day: The Pleasure In Sharing Pleasure. The Belief That Is Is Only Proper To Help Lame Dogs To Get Over Stiles And Young Men To Put One Foot On The Bottom Rung Of The Ladder. An Impatient Disregard For Small Sums Of Money. The Belief That It Is A Sin Against Nature To Put Sugar In One's Tea. The Preference For Being Home Over Being Anywhere Else. The Belief That Generous Impulses Should Be Acted On, Whether You Can Afford To Do This Or Not. The Trust In Premonitions And The Knowledge Of What Is In Wrapped Packages. The Willingness To Go To Any Amount Of Trouble To Make Yourself Comfortable. The Tendency To Take Refuge In Absolutes. The Belief That You Don't Have To Apologize For Tears; That Consoling Words Should Never Be Withheld; That What Somebody Wants Very Much They Should, If Possible, Have.

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