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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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E M Forster: Creative writers are...

E M Forster: Creative writers are...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

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J G Ballard: Hell is out...

J G Ballard: Hell is out...

Hell is out of fashion --institutional hells at any rate. The populated infernos of the 20th century are more private...

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John Steinbeck: I hold that...

John Steinbeck: I hold that...

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any...

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John Steinbeck: The discipline of...

John Steinbeck: The discipline of...

The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity and dishonesty.

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George Eliot: Excellence encourages one...

George Eliot: Excellence encourages one...

Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the...

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Richard Bach: Your only obligation...

Richard Bach: Your only obligation...

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only...

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Horace Walpole: Mystery is the...

Horace Walpole: Mystery is the...

Mystery is the wisdom of blockheads.

Source: In Instant Quotation Dictionary, by...

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Horace Walpole: It was easier...

Horace Walpole: It was easier...

It was easier to conquer it than to know what to do with it.

Source: Letter to Sir...

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Enid Bagnold: A father is...

Enid Bagnold: A father is...

A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back...

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Carlos Fuentes: By its very...

Carlos Fuentes: By its very...

By its very nature, the novel indicates that we are becoming. There is no final solution. There is no last...

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Judith Viorst: Love is much...

Judith Viorst: Love is much...

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern...

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John Sterling: Colors answer feeling...

John Sterling: Colors answer feeling...

Colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will.

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Thomas Love Peacock: I never failed...

Thomas Love Peacock: I never failed...

I never failed to convince an audience that the best thing they could do was to go away.

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George Meredith: Much benevolence of...

George Meredith: Much benevolence of...

Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon...

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Channing Pollock: Home is the...

Channing Pollock: Home is the...

Home is the most popular, and will be the most enduring of all earthly establishments.

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Italo Calvino: Traveling, you realize...

Italo Calvino: Traveling, you realize...

Traveling, you realize that differences are lost: each city takes to resembling all cities, places exchange their...

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Italo Calvino: Novels as dull...

Italo Calvino: Novels as dull...

Novels as dull as dishwater, with the grease of random sentiments floating on top.

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Jean Toomer: No eyes that...

Jean Toomer: No eyes that...

No eyes that have seen beauty ever lose their sight.

Source: Cane, 1923.
-- Jean...

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Sholem Asch: The heathen spirit...

Sholem Asch: The heathen spirit...

The heathen spirit is wingless. It cannot lift itself to heights from which the totality of being is visible, and it...

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