Sedaris, David -- Naked, “Something for Everyone” (1997)

Dave — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 14:31:13 +0000

I haven’t got the slightest idea how to change people, but still I keep a long list of prospective candidates just in case I should ever figure it out.

David Sedaris (b. 1956) American humorist, comedian, author
Naked, “Something for Everyone” (1997)
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Fielding, Henry -- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book 2, ch. 7 (1749)

Dave — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 23:02:09 +0000

There is, perhaps, no surer mark of folly, than an attempt to correct the natural infirmities of those we love. The finest composition of human nature, as well as the finest china, may have a flaw in it; and this, I am afraid, in either case, is equally incurable; though, nevertheless, the pattern may remain of the highest value.

Henry Fielding (1707-1754) English novelist, dramatist, satirist
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book 2, ch. 7 (1749)
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Sedaris, David -- Naked, “Something for Everyone” (1997)

Fielding, Henry -- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book 2, ch. 7 (1749)