Yellow, Blue, Brown, Red: A Collection of Essays, Poems, and Short Stories |
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The great Winston Churchill went to Washington presumably to throw oil into troubled waters . After delivering a speech he was asked : " What is the temperature of U.S. - British relations . ' Churchill's answer : " Normal .
The great Winston Churchill went to Washington presumably to throw oil into troubled waters . After delivering a speech he was asked : " What is the temperature of U.S. - British relations . ' Churchill's answer : " Normal .
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None of the people I asked ever heard the name of the gentleman I sought and yet he had lived on the street for more than 20 years . What is so forbidding in the Big City that most of us weave cocoons and forget to be neighborly ?
None of the people I asked ever heard the name of the gentleman I sought and yet he had lived on the street for more than 20 years . What is so forbidding in the Big City that most of us weave cocoons and forget to be neighborly ?
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Lovable Grandpa WHEN MY grandchildren came to visit over the weekend , four - year - old Sunshine asked me a few questions . “ Lolo , why is your hair all white ? ” “ Old people's hair grow white . " “ You are old ? ” “ Yes .
Lovable Grandpa WHEN MY grandchildren came to visit over the weekend , four - year - old Sunshine asked me a few questions . “ Lolo , why is your hair all white ? ” “ Old people's hair grow white . " “ You are old ? ” “ Yes .
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