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Nile Kinnick correspondence, January-December 1941

1941-01-20: Back

Yes,  mother please send my a  quarterly--and what would you think of my volunteering
in the  summer?? 
Mighty fine that Ted is  going back to Philadelphia(National squash tournament)--wouldn't be  surprised if he
cleaned up. Great  athlete and fine  competitor. Had a letter  from Hobbs  the
other day telling me about Ted's going back and also enclosing a picture. Bob
is  having a marvelous  time  and regrets  in no way whatsoever that he made  the
move--in fact wishes  that he had done it much sooner.  Might  go  out there this
summer.
As  I mentioned  in my last  letter every now and then I  pull down my quotation book
and   leisurely thumb thru it--some  of the  sayings  are wonderful. The  other nite
I  ran into  some  of G B Shaws  stuff.  Boy he is a master of satire and  sharp-edged
observations.    To wit:

    "You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard,  but

by attacking and getting well hammered yourself."  "I  have to  live  for  others and  not  for myself; that's middle class
morality"
"The  fickleness  of women I love  is  only equaled by the  infernal  constancy
of the women who love me"
"This  is the  true  joy  in life,  the  being used for a purpose  recognized
by yourself as a mighty one;  the  being thoroughly worn out  before you are
thrown on the  scrap  heap;  the  being a  force  of Nature  instead  of a feverish
selfish  little  clod of ailments and  grievances complaining that the world
will not  devote  itself to making you happy."
There  are  some  fine  articles  in the Reader's  Digest this  month I would suggest
that you  get a hold of a copy by all means. Especially the one  by Archibald
MacLeish called "Look to the  Spirit Within You" and also many others --the
one  about  John Barrymore is good and the  one about Hitler at Berchtesgaden is
interesting and the  book supplement  is  idyllic,  etc. I am enjoying the subscription you  gave me more than you  can know--it  is about the  only outside  reading
I  can  squeeze  in.

    Would be  glad to hear from you anytime you can get around to it.

Yours,
sb
Please - 2 towels in next laundry

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Yes, mother please send my a quarterly--and what would you think of my volunteering in the summer?? Mighty fine that Ted is going back to Philadelphia(National squash tournament)--wouldn't be surprised if he cleaned up. Great athlete and fine competitor. Had a letter from Hobbs the other day telling me about Ted's going back and also enclosing a picture. Bob is having a marvelous time and regrets in no way whatsoever that he made the move--in fact wishes that he had done it much sooner. Might go out there this summer. As I mentioned in my last letter every now and then I pull down my quotation book and leisurely thumb thru it--some of the sayings are wonderful. The other nite I ran into some of G B Shaws stuff. Boy he is a master of satire and sharp-edged observations. To wit: "You don't learn to hold your own in the world by standing on guard, but by attacking and getting well hammered yourself." "I have to live for others and not for myself; that's middle class morality" "The fickleness of women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me" "This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." There are some fine articles in the Reader's Digest this month I would suggest that you get a hold of a copy by all means. Especially the one by Archibald MacLeish called "Look to the Spirit Within You" and also many others --the one about John Barrymore is good and the one about Hitler at Berchtesgaden is interesting and the book supplement is idyllic, etc. I am enjoying the subscription you gave me more than you can know--it is about the only outside reading I can squeeze in. Would be glad to hear from you anytime you can get around to it. Yours, sb Please - 2 towels in next laundry