“Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft!”
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, 26th president of the United States
“For those who've never experienced a sunrise in the rural midwest, it's roughly as soft and romantic as someone's abruptly hitting the lights in a dark room.”
— David Foster Wallace, book The Pale King
Source: The Pale King
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