Our most valuable posessions

“A lot of people I’ve talked to seemed surprised that I’ve kept all these notes.

I don’t understand why they think that.

I don’t understand why I’ve kept anything else.

What could possibly be of more value?

– Jerry Seinfeld, Is This Anything? p.9

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“The act of writing, though often tedious, can still provide extraordinary pleasure. For me that comes line by line at the tip of a pen, which is what I like to write with, and the page on which the lines are written, the pages, can be the most valuable thing I will ever own.

– James Salter, Don’t Save Anything: Uncollected Essay, Articles and Profiles, Page 14

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