Wit & Wisdom

“Every family is a war but some are more civil than others.” Novelist Namwali Serpell, quoted in The Washington Post

“Just because things are the way they are, doesn’t mean they stay that way.” Playwright Bertolt Brecht, quoted in the Los Angeles Review of Books

“There’s many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.” Flannery O’Connor, quoted in The Paris Review

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” Writer G.K. Chesterton, quoted in The New York Times

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Carl Sagan, quoted in the Lewiston, Maine, Sun Journal

“Happiness is not an absolute value. It is a state of comparison.” Author Zadie Smith, quoted in Elle

“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of 10 and be considered a good performer.” Hall of Famer Ted Williams, quoted in The Japan Times (Japan)

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