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Anybody who can write home for money can write for magazines.

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Wilson Mizner
Age: 56 †
Born: 1876
Born: May 19
Died: 1933
Died: April 3
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Benicia
California
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I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.
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I had never considered marriage, but I had an open mind, and I was to learn after a brief try at it that most open minds should be closed for repairs.
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What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp.
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A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.
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The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book.
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I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.
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Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.
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