I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.
I concentrate on the lives of individuals whom the reader comes to know and feel with intimately.
In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, of identifying ourselves. Without an occupation, not just our economic security but our very identity is endangered.
A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.
What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.
The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.
They talk of the dignity of work. The dignity is in leisure.
The line between private and public lives is a fertile one for me. I've lived quite a public life, and it's the reason I have used well-known people in my work. I'm interested in what's going on beneath the facades they present to the world, taking them to a place which is uncomfortable.
Some people make sharp distinctions sort of between their recreational musings and their professional work. I don't make that distinction very much.
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