““...I do not function too well on emotional motivations. I am wary of them. And I am wary of a lot of other things, such as plastic credit cards, payroll deductions, insurance programs, retirement benefits, savings accounts, Green Stamps, time clocks, newspapers, mortgages, sermons, miracle fabrics, deodorants, check lists, time payments, political parties, lending libraries, television, actresses, junior chambers of commerce, pageants, progress, and manifest destiny.””
![“The dividing line [between friends and acquaintances] is communication, I think. A friend is someone to whom you can say any jackass thing that enters your mind. With acquaintances, you are forever aware of their slightly unreal image of you, and to keep them content, you edit yourself to fit…” quote by John D. MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/955/john-d-macdonald-8277_acquaintance_the-dividing-line-between-friends-and-ac_444661.jpg)
![“[To] me organized religion, the formalities and routines, [is] like being marched in formation to look at a sunset.” quote by John D. MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa3/john-d-macdonald-8277_formality_to-me-organized-religion-the-formalities_483678.jpg)
