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The near end of the street was rather dark and had mostly vegetable shops. Abundance of vegetables piles of white and green fennel, like celery, and great sheaves of young, purplish, sea-dust-coloured artichokes ... long strings of dried figs, mountains of big oranges, scarlet large peppers, a large slice of pumpkin, a great mass of colours and vegetable freshness.... David Herbert Lawrence		Monday May 19, 2025
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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. James Branch Cabell

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	James Branch Cabell
	James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. While Cabell's surname is often mispronounced "Ka-BELL", he himself pronounced it "CAB-ble". To remind an editor of the correct pronunciation, Cabell composed this rhyme: "Tell the rabble my name is Cabell." Read More

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The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted. Patriotism is the religion of Hell. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.