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Thanks, John. I had never before heard that one. :D

I've said it so much over the years, I thought I wrote it - that it was one of my quotes. My sister-in-law wanted to use it in her book but I couldn't be sure it was mine. So, I used it in a story anyway.

I always hoped one of my quotes would be used at the beginning of Criminal Minds - well, one day it happened. Deb almost fainted. "C'mon, John - watch this - they used your quote!"

Well, I couldn't believe it, until they gave the source - an old rabbinical proverb - they scoped out the source I couldn't find... ha ha. Serves me right! Something good came out of that in the end :)

That's a very interesting story! It's funny how some things become so deeply embedded in our thinking that we come to think of them as our own... :D