An author I am sure you all know. The last sentence is well known, at least in paraphrase. The background, less so.
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4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
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Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. -- Oscar Levant [Often misattributed to Dorothy Parker]
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