Not That It Matters
A collection of witty, personal essays from the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, showcasing the gentle humor and sharp observation that made Milne beloved beyond his children's books. Written in the early 1920s, these pieces range from playful meditations on the frustrations of writing to affectionate portraits of suburban life on Acacia Road. Milne turns everyday moments, a new pen nib, a round of golf, the small dramas of domestic existence, into occasions for charm and insight. He insists, with characteristic self-deprecation, that it all doesn't matter. But of course it does. The essays reveal a writer who understood that the smallest things matter most, even as he pretends otherwise. For readers who loved the wit behind Pooh, this collection offers the same gentle wisdom and self-mocking humor in adult form.
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“Almost anyone can be an author; the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.””
— A. A. Milne
“If a statement is untrue, it is not the more respectable because it has been said in Latin.””
— A. A. Milne
“The truth is that Fate does not go out of its way to be dramatic. If you or I had the power of life and death in our hands, we should no doubt arrange some remarkably bright and telling effects. A man who spilt the salt callously would be drowned next week in the Dead Sea, and a couple who married in May would expire simultaneously in the May following. But Fate cannot worry to think out all the clever things that we should think out. It goes about its business solidly and unromantically, and by the ordinary laws of chance it achieves every now and then something startling and romantic. Superstition thrives on the fact that only the accidental dramas are reported.””
— A. A. Milne
“A proper sense of proportion leaves no room for superstition. A man says, "I have never been in a shipwreck," and becoming nervous touches wood. Why is he nervous? He has this paragraph before his eyes: "Among the deceased was Mr.”
— A. A. Milne
“Let us pray to remain in ignorance of the faults of those we like. Let us pray it as sincerely as we pray that they shall remain in ignorance of ours.””
— A. A. Milne
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