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  • Thehumanrace, towhichsomanyof my readersbelong, has beenplaying atchildren'sgamesfromthebeginning, and will probablydoittill the end, which isa nuisancefor the few people who grow up.

    - G(ilbert) K(eith) Chesterton
      The Napoleon of Notting Hill, ch.1.

  •    The naturalist in England, in his walks, enjoys a great advantage over others in frequently meeting with something worthy of attention; here he suffers a pleasant nuisance in not being able to walk a hundred yards without being fairly tied to the spot by some new and wondrous creature.

    - Charles Robert Darwin
      In Brazil.  Journey of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries Visited duringthe Voyage of HMS 'Beagle' Round the World (published1839).

  •    Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.

    - GustavTheodore Holst
      Letter to W G  Whittaker.

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