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John,
I just read your Blue Collar essay and I loved it. Your story is very
interesting and I agree strongly with your message. I don't know if my dad
has reached a level of confidence yet where he values himself for who he is
completely but I would like to print up your essay and have him read it.
One side thing I thought about while reading this: with a passion for
German Literature, you must have read Goethe. I am just starting to read
him, having read some of his quotes in other books. Are there any of his
writings that you would recommend in particular? I am totally new to it.
The book I bought is Goethe The Collected Works Volume 4, From My Life
Poetry and Truth (Parts One to Three). I know I will probably lose some of
the flavor of it reading it in English but I'm afraid my German is limited to
things like, "How much does that cost?" and "Where is the bathroom?" from the
three years we lived in Germany.
As always, thanks for sharing your thoughts...

Lucy