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Alex Haley: Either you deal...

Alex Haley: Either you deal...

Either you deal with what is the reality, or you can be sure that the reality is going to deal with...

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Christopher Morley: If you have...

Christopher Morley: If you have...

If you have to keep reminding yourself of something, perhaps it isn't so.

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Louisa May Alcott: I'm not afraid...

Louisa May Alcott: I'm not afraid...

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship.

Source: In The...

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Charles Reade: A wife is...

Charles Reade: A wife is...

A wife is essential to great longevity; she is the receptacle of half a man's cares, and two-thirds of his...

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Judith Rossner: He always said...

Judith Rossner: He always said...

He always said she was smart, but their conversations were a mined field in which at any moment she might make the...

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Judith Rossner: It is easier...

Judith Rossner: It is easier...

It is easier to betray than to remain loyal. It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself...

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Wilfrid Sheed: One reason the...

Wilfrid Sheed: One reason the...

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from...

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Wilfrid Sheed: Mr Michener, as...

Wilfrid Sheed: Mr Michener, as...

Mr Michener, as timeless as a stack of National Geographics, is the ultimate Summer Writer. Just as one goes back to...

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Don Delillo: Men with secrets...

Don Delillo: Men with secrets...

Men with secrets tend to be drawn to each other, not because they want to share what they know but because they need...

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Harry Crews: What the artist...

Harry Crews: What the artist...

What the artist owes the world is his work; not a model for living.

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William Gilmore Simms: Neither praise or...

William Gilmore Simms: Neither praise or...

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to...

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Sloan Wilson: It is impossible...

Sloan Wilson: It is impossible...

It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by...

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Umberto Eco: I would define...

Umberto Eco: I would define...

I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings,...

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Martin Amis: Every writer hopes...

Martin Amis: Every writer hopes...

Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be...

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Stendhal: The man of...

Stendhal: The man of...

The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high...

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Jane Austen: To sit in...

Jane Austen: To sit in...

To sit in the shade on a fine day, and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.

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Knut Hamsun: The writer must...

Knut Hamsun: The writer must...

The writer must be able to revel and roll in the abundance of words; he must know not only the direct but also the...

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Kathleen Norris: Just the knowledge...

Kathleen Norris: Just the knowledge...

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a long day makes that day...

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Tillie Olsen: There are worse...

Tillie Olsen: There are worse...

There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt.

Source: In Words...

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Jean Rhys: I am sad,...

Jean Rhys: I am sad,...

I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and one that is...

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