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To: Thomas C. White who wrote (4503)9/16/1999 1:45:00 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 13018
 
It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be worthy of their name? Would Wonder Woman matter if she only sent commiserating telegrams to the distressed?

~ Jeanette Winterson ~



To: Thomas C. White who wrote (4503)9/16/1999 10:02:00 PM
From: Len  Respond to of 13018
 
Good taste, Thomas. That is my cousin you quoted. In case you aren't aware, his column is on the web at newsday.com

Regards,

Len



To: Thomas C. White who wrote (4503)9/17/1999 5:21:00 PM
From: Rambi  Respond to of 13018
 
Not to undermine Kitman--- but I thought the similarity was amazing. It Underscores the common thread that runs through lives- and what makes aphorisms truth, I guess!

He that hath wife and children, hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue, or mischief.

Francis Bacon, Essays, 8, 'Of Marriage and Single Life'