From
“Lincoln 365,” by Arnold Kunst:
October 7
'I believe I have the popular
reputation of being a storyteller, but I do not deserve the name in its
original sense, for it is not the story itself, but its purpose, or effect,
that interests me... The sharpness of a refusal or the edge of a rebuke may be
blunted by an appropriate story, so as to save wounded feeling and yet serve
the purpose. No, I am not simply a storyteller, but storytelling as an
emollient saves me much friction and distress.'
- Abraham Lincoln
'In every major area of life you
will win insofar as you know exactly where you’re going as well as how to get
there. See to it that the lines are always clear.'
- Arnold Kunst
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