{"id":32,"date":"2004-09-22T05:56:04","date_gmt":"2004-09-22T10:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.sxu.edu\/bonadonna\/wordpress\/?p=32"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T20:35:02","slug":"all-lightning-no-bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonadonna.org\/sites\/wordpress\/bonadonna\/archives\/32","title":{"rendered":"All Lightning, No Bugs . . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 22, 2004<\/p>\n<p>When in doubt, quote Mark Twain:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-size: revert;\">Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">have somebody to divide it with.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #006600;\">&#8220;Always tell the truth; then you don&#8217;t have to remember anything. &#8220;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #006600;\">&#8220;The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #006600;\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t let school interfere with your education.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #006600;\">&#8220;Heaven for climate. Hell for company.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #006600;\">&#8220;Love your enemy, it will scare the hell out of them.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #006600;\">&#8220;We are always too busy for our children; we never give them the time or interest they deserve. 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