"To every man, in his acquaintance with a……" — C.S. Lewis

"To every man, in his acquaintance with a new art, there comes a moment when that which before was meaningless first lifts, as it were, one corner of the curtain that hides its mystery, and reveals, in a burst of delight which later and fuller understanding can hardly ever equal, one glimpse of the indefinite possibilities within."

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I don't have friends, I have thousands of acquaintances. No friends. I figured I had a wife and children. — Charles Bronson
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