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"I would be a much better procrastinator if I got around to working at it." — Tobiel, the carpenter

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Queen Makeda's Sister is just a fictional character and I owe her nothing. Yet if I do not let her speak, much of me will never have said a word.

Tobiel speaks again

"When you come to a fork in the road, you have THREE choices: Go left, go right, OR go back to where you came from. That last one, though, won't get you anywhere fast." — Tobiel, the carpenter

A line from the novel

"However nice your day may get,
before too long the sun will set."

—Tobiel, the carpenter

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We've lived now well into the dusk of life, but just as the beauty of the sun most stirs the heart at eventide, so too, beloved, does yours.

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Due to chronic arthritis, I now restrict myself to only bending over FORWARD to please my clients. ;-)

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Maybe my company seems less than sweet to you because your presence does not stir my heart. The sugar sits still undissolved at the bottom.