“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and to have her nonsense respected.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) English essayist
Source: The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb
“Don't for heaven's sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.”
Source: Culture and Value (1980), p. 56e
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