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When I play, I become entirely absorbed in the game. It may be a form of concentration. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

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The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California. ↗

— John Moody

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The United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and the railroad. ↗

— John Moody

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While no one railroad can completely duplicate another line, two or more may compete at particular points. ↗

— John Moody

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Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed. ↗

— John Moody

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I always wanted to write something illustrated, and the Details strip finally gave me the opportunity. ↗

— Rick Moody

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I have worked really hard to defy categorization, to break down a taxonomy whenever it comes my way. ↗

— Rick Moody

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I love comic books and always did as a kid. ↗

— Rick Moody

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I suppose I should say that I treasure blasphemy, as a faith of the highest order. ↗

— Rick Moody

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I turned forty, and I'm finally going to get married and maybe have a kid. ↗

— Rick Moody

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