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Jack London: You can't wait...

Jack London: You can't wait...

You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.

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Arnold Bennett: Always behave as...

Arnold Bennett: Always behave as...

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

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Jean Paul: Passion makes the...

Jean Paul: Passion makes the...

Passion makes the best observations and the sorriest conclusions.

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Horace Walpole: Imagination was given...

Horace Walpole: Imagination was given...

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he isn't. A sense of humor was provided to console him for...

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Marguerite Duras: A journalist is...

Marguerite Duras: A journalist is...

A journalist is someone who looks at the world and the way it works, someone who takes a close look at things every...

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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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Ben Hecht: Prejudice is a...

Ben Hecht: Prejudice is a...

Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.

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George Meredith: Sentimentalists are they...

George Meredith: Sentimentalists are they...

Sentimentalists are they who seek to enjoy without incurring the Immense Debtorship for a thing...

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Djuna Barnes: The priceless galaxy...

Djuna Barnes: The priceless galaxy...

The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind . . .

Source: In Webster's...

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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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Chinua Achebe: When suffering knocks...

Chinua Achebe: When suffering knocks...

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has...

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Vicki Baum: What I like...

Vicki Baum: What I like...

What I like about Hollywood is that one can get along by knowing two words of English -- SWELL and...

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Joyce Cary: Reality is a...

Joyce Cary: Reality is a...

Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it.

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Leo Rosten: Words must surely...

Leo Rosten: Words must surely...

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

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Emily Bronte: Love is like...

Emily Bronte: Love is like...

Love is like the wild-rose briar;
Friendship is like the holly-tree.
The holly is dark when the rose briar...

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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps: The great law...

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps: The great law...

The great law of denial belongs to the powerful forces of life, whether the case be one of coolish baked beans, or an...

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Robert Ludlum: A large part...

Robert Ludlum: A large part...

A large part of this story took place a while back. And quite a bit of it tomorrow. Such is the poetic license of...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: Reputation is what...

Lois McMaster Bujold: Reputation is what...

Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.

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Arnold Bennett: Always behave as...

Arnold Bennett: Always behave as...

Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened.

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Hugh Walpole: Foolish writers and...

Hugh Walpole: Foolish writers and...

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

Source: In 20,000 Quips and...

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