Poverty is uncomfortable, as I can testify; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim for himself.
James A. Garfield
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
Been there and done that a few times, and finally succeeded.
Being poor is definitely not the end of the world. Staying poor is the real problem.
Agreed. I’ve been poor. It sucked. I took steps to make sure that I would not be poor again. (And no, I did not marry some guy named Rhett.)
My sister-in-law is an enormous fan of “Gone With the Wind.” I wonder if she knows that it’s been declared “problematic”? Anyway, I think before I married Camera Girl I swore to heaven that I would never make my own breakfast again. That’s as close as I’ve come to the Scarlett scene. And I may have made that up in my head just now. But I guess we should all get the chance to vow something to heaven at least once in our lives even if it’s fake.