The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent - I name no names. It takes all sorts to make a world

Kenneth Grahame
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The Wild Wood is pretty well populated by now; with all the usual lot, good, bad, and indifferent. I name no names. It takes all sorts to make a world. It takes all kinds of men and women to make up a society. There are those who do well for themselves and those who do not, and it is the latter that makes up the majority of the population.

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