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“Willy was a salesman,” says Charley at the climax of the play. “He don’t put a bolt to a nut, he don’t tell you the law or give you medicine. He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine.”
— Mark Steyn's Passing Parade: Obituaries & Appreciations expanded edition by Mark Steyn
Regarding Willy Loman in Death of a Salesm
... See moreHe quickly learned to see himself not as a discharged former employee but as a business, Mike Inc., whose chief asset was Mike’s time, experience, and connections. He realized that he was not seeking a job as much as he was seeking new clients or customers.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin • Thou Shall Prosper: Ten Commandments for Making Money
On Bullshit
Men find meaning in one role — provider.
Carlyn Beccia • A Researcher Studied the Most Common Last Words of Suicidal Men
He blames his dad for all the family’s struggles and focuses on taking care of everything his mother needs. She often leans on Eric and cries on his shoulder whenever one of her frequent boyfriends breaks up with her.
Adam Smith • Slaying Your Fear: A guide for people who grapple with insecurity
‘Wrong,’ he said. ‘A happy man is too occupied with his life. He thinks he is beholden to no one. But make him shiver, kill his wife, cripple his child, then you will hear from him. He will starve his family for a month to buy you a pure-white yearling calf. If he can afford it, he will buy you a hundred.’
Madeline Miller • Circe: The International No. 1 Bestseller - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019
WILLIAM HAD BEGUN TO WORRY THAT HE NO LONGER SPARKED JOY IN his wife and that she would give him to Goodwill. It was alarmingly easy to picture. His wife would thank him for his service and then drop him off at the donation center, the one behind the store with the blankly sinister roll-up doors. Goodwill would take him in and William would live ou
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