You should learn to say nothing that will cause you regret. You should not say what is not … - David Guterson

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I do know that when my children are older and telling their own children about their grandmother, they will be able to say that she stood in the storm. . . and when the wind did not blow her way - - and it surely has not - - she adjusted her sails.

David Guterson

You should learn to say nothing that will cause you regret. You should not say what is not in your heart - or what is only in your heart for a moment. But you know this - silence is better.

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I often heard about his cases and I often sat in on his trials. In the late 1960s when I was growing up I wanted to be a crusader like him but I didn't want to wear a suit and commute.

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