"Life really is like a grindstone, in that it will either grind you down or polish you up."
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"The hours here are flat and round, disks of gray layered one on top of the other...they move slowly, at a grind, until it seems as though they are not moving at all. They are just pressing down."
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"Thus I grind to conclusion."
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"A millstone and the human heart are driven ever round, If they have nothing else to grind, they must themselves be ground."
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"The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it."
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"Often the grind of book promotion wearies you of your own book - though at the same time this frees you from its clutches."
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