There were some people, it seemed, who were incapable of being pleasant about anything. Of course, the cars that such people drove tended to be difficult as well. Nice cars have nice drivers; bad cars have bad drivers. A person's gearbox revealed everything that you could want to know about that person, thought Mr J.L.B. Matekoni.
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In "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive," the character Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni observes a connection between people's personalities and the cars they drive. He notes that some individuals seem unable to find joy or express kindness in any situation, which is mirrored in the types of vehicles they own. This correlation suggests that those who possess nicer cars are likely to be more pleasant drivers.

Matekoni reflects on how a person's...

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But then she reminded herself that there were plenty of people who were afraid of the police, even if they had clear consciences. These were people who had been the victims of bullying when young--bullying by severe teachers, by stronger children; there were so many ways in which people could be crushed. Such people might feat the police in the same way in which they feared all authority.
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But then she reminded herself that there were plenty of people who were afraid of the police, even if they had clear consciences. These were people who had been the victims of bullying when young--bullying by severe teachers, by stronger children; there were so many ways in which people could be crushed. Such people might feat the police in the same way in which they feared all authority.
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You are innocent in your heart, she had said to him. That is the most important thing. And he had thought about that for a few moments before shaking his head and saying, I would like that to be true, Mma, but it is not. It is what other people think. That is the most important thing.
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You are innocent in your heart, she had said to him. That is the most important thing. And he had thought about that for a few moments before shaking his head and saying, I would like that to be true, Mma, but it is not. It is what other people think. That is the most important thing.
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your mind like that, then you kept it in good order for a longer period of time, and you put off the day when you would be sitting in the sun, like some of the very old people, not exactly sure which day of the week it was and wondering why the world no longer made the sense that it once did. Yet such people were often happy, he reminded himself, possibly because it did not really matter what day of the week it was anyway.
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There were some people, it seemed, who were incapable of being pleasant about anything. Of course, the cars that such people drove tended to be difficult as well. Nice cars have nice drivers; bad cars have bad drivers. A person's gearbox revealed everything that you could want to know about that person, thought Mr J.L.B. Matekoni.
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There were some people, it seemed, who were incapable of being pleasant about anything. Of course, the cars that such people drove tended to be difficult as well. Nice cars have nice drivers; bad cars have bad drivers. A person's gearbox revealed everything that you could want to know about that person, thought Mr J.L.B. Matekoni.
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