My father was a lorry driver, very rarely at home. The house was run by my mother, and because there were 10 or so kids, there was no time for individual attention. It was about survival. It was about where the next meal was coming from.

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Lots of people look for happiness through sensations, whether it's through sex, the taste of food, the sound of music, the sensations of movies and plays, creating a certain environment in their home, and so on. Looking for happiness through sensations keeps you constantly searching for the next "fix" and for more varied sensations. Sensations become addictions, and nothing is ever enough.

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Ah, Evelyn and Vivian, I love you both, I love you for your sad lives, the empty misery of your coming home at dawn. You too are alone, but you are not like Arturo Bandini, who is neither fish, fowl nor good red herring. So have your champagne, because I love you both, and you too, Vivian, even if your mouth looks like it had been dug out with raw fingernails and your old child's eyes swim in blood written like mad sonnets.

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Every strike brings me closer to a home run. — Babe Ruth

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The best revenge is to have enough self worth not to seek it. — Courtney Jarvis

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If home is where the heart is, then may your home be blessed. — John McLeod

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A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home. -Rodney Dangerfield

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Homeland is not here or there. Home is either within or nowhere.

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Be the best of whatever you are. — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A problem is a chance for you to do your best. — Duke Ellington

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