"There's little to see, but things leave an……" — Wright Morris
"There's little to see, but things leave an impression. It's a matter of time and repetition. As something old wears thin or out, something new wears in. The handle on the pump, the crank on the churn, the dipper floating in the bucket, the latch on the screen, the door on the privy, the fender on the stove, the knees of the pants and the seat of the chair, the handle of the brush and the lid to the pot exist in time but outside taste; they wear in more than they wear out. It can't be helped. It's neither good nor bad. It's the nature of life."
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13 Quotes by Wright Morris
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We're in the world of communications more and more, tough we're in communication less and less.
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Writes have an island, a center of refuge, within themselves. It is the mind's anchorage, the soul's Great Good Place.
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The past is useless. That explains why it is past.
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