Serenity at Mono Lake, California
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These guys were almost as mean-spirited as I\u2019m<\/em> reputed to be:<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe would make a lovely corpse.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Charles Dickens (1812-1870)<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019ve just learned about his illness. Let\u2019s hope it\u2019s nothing trivial.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Irvin S. Cobb<\/p>\n
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\u201cI worship the quicksand he walks in.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Art Buchwald<\/p>\n
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\u201cI have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Clarence Darrow (1857-1938)<\/p>\n
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And, while we\u2019re at it, let\u2019s not forget St. Paul:<\/p>\n
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\u201cTherefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nRomans 12:20<\/p>\n
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