I bribed my young men with ice cream and tradition and started our annual reading of A Christmas Carol. Dickens is such a linguistic sensory joy to read aloud.
Plus reading Dickens makes me feel better about the length and convolution of my sentences when I am writing a paper.
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you. (St. Augustine)
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