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While The Foods Were Being Prepared, I Watched As Men Dragged A Foot-operated Grinding Wheel Into An Open Space, And The Groom Devoted A Tense Hour To Putting A Razor's Edge To A Large, Ornate Dagger. The Bride's Father Watched That Effort With A Critical Eye. After Satisfying Himself That The Weapon Was Suitably Lethal, He Gravely Accepted It As A Gift From The Younger Man. The Groom Has Just Sharpened The Knife That The Bride's Father Will Use On Him, If He Ever Mistreats The Girl.

There's A Kind Of Luck That's Not Much More Than Being In The Right Place At The Right Time, A Kind Of Inspiration That's Not Much More Than Doing The Right Thing In The Right Way, And Both Only Really Happen To You When You Empty Your Heart Of Ambition, Purpose, And Plan; When You Give Yourself, Completely, To The Golden, Fate-filled Moment.

A Man Is Truly A Man When He Wins The Love Of A Good Woman, Earns Her Respect, And Keeps Her Trust. Until You Can Do That, You're Not A Man.

The Only Power That Has Any Real Meaning Is The Power To Better The World.

Because My Life Has Been So Notorious And So Bad, It Can Overshadow My Work.