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The Encounter With Death Is The Great Turning-point In The Lives Of Those Who Live On.

It Is Not Good For All Our Wishes To Be Filled; Through Sickness We Recognize The Value Of Health; Through Evil, The Value Of Good; Through Hunger, The Value Of Food; Through Exertion, The Value Of Rest.

Compared With More Emotional Types, Vermonters Seem To Have Few Passions. But Those They Have Are Great And Burning. The Greatest Is Their Conviction That Without Freedom Human Life Is Not Worth Living.

The Richness And Endless Variety Of Human Relationships ... That's What Authors, Even The Finest And Greatest, Only Succeed In Hinting At. It's A Hopeless Business, Like Trying To Dip Up The Ocean With A Tea-spoon.

Oh, Yes, Of Course I Like Music, Too. Very Much. It's So Pleasant Of An Evening, Especially When Made By Your Friends At Home. I Often Say I Like It Better Than Cards. Though I Must Say I Do Like A Good Game Of Bridge.