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"You learn to write by writing. It's a truism, but what makes it a truism is that's it's true. The only way to learn to write is to force yourself to produce a certain number of words on a regular basis."

William Zinsser

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"We cannot make bargains for blisses, nor catch them like fishes in nets; And sometimes the thing our life misses, helps more than the thing which it gets." Alice Carey

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"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Fictional stories and excerpts thereof that appears here under the pen name of "Madison" are licensed to Volare Press. Copyright: 2010, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved.

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The Ethic Of Reciprocity

It's my favorite, and for many reasons. I find it's telling that throughout the world this simple idea continues to survive and be predominate in all world religions.

"Do unto others as you would HAVE them do unto you."


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FAVORITE QUOTE

"We cannot make bargains for a blisses nor catch them like fishes in nets; And sometimes the thing our life misses, helps more than the thing which it gets." Alice Carey, Poet


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