“ A leaf that is destined to grow large is full of grooves and wrinkles at the start. Now if one has no patience and wants it smooth offhand like a willow leaf, there is trouble ahead. ”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- Copy
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“ The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years. ”
- Thomas Hardy- Copy
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“ Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about it have been Negroes. ”
- Alden Nowlan- Copy
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