Elwyn Brooks White :
It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or fights; at a fair that your front pocket can be picked by a trotting horse looking for sugar, and your hind pocket by a thief looking for his fortune.
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Festivals
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Alcohol and Alcoholism
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Love
Gift it
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