“Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them.”
Dick Francis (1920–2010) English jockey and crime writer
Source: To the Hilt (1996)
“Some are born to obscurity and others only achieve it through diligent effort.”
A Museum Piece (p. 217)
Short fiction, The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth, and Other Stories (1971)
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Malvolio, Act II, scene v.
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Source: Catch-22 (1961)
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