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The vices of...

The vices of...

The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error; and those of the poor and lowly, for...

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The media have...

The media have...

The media have just buried the last yuppie, a pathetic creature who had not heard the news that the great pendulum of...

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Even in a...

Even in a...

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle...

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He who flees...

He who flees...

He who flees will fight again.

Source: De Fuga in Persecutione. c. 10.
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The writer has...

The writer has...

The writer has a grudge against society, which he documents with accounts of unsatisfying sex, unrealized ambition,...

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Truth is the...

Truth is the...

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always philosophers.

Source: In...

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Find a subject...

Find a subject...

Find a subject you care about and which you feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, and not your...

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Women are afraid...

Women are afraid...

Women are afraid in a world in which almost half the population bears the guise of the predator, in which no...

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Life is like...

Life is like...

Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

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It's what each...

It's what each...

It's what each of us sows, and how, that gives to us character and prestige. Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and human...

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By doing just...

By doing just...

By doing just a little every day, I can gradually let the task completely overwhelm me.

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The heresy of...

The heresy of...

The heresy of one age becomes the orthodoxy of the next.

Source: Optimism,...

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Enthusiasm is the...

Enthusiasm is the...

Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and...

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There's a helluva...

There's a helluva...

There's a helluva distance between wisecracking and wit. Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with...

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Yes, it's hard...

Yes, it's hard...

Yes, it's hard to write, but it's harder not to.

Source: In answer to a question...

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All the breaks...

All the breaks...

All the breaks you need in life wait within your imagination, Imagination is the workshop of your mind, capable of...

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Enough research will...

Enough research will...

Enough research will tend to support your conclusions.

Source: In Quotable...

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First publication is...

First publication is...

First publication is a pure, carnal leap into that dark which one dreams is life.

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The cliche is...

The cliche is...

The cliche is dead poetry. English, being the language of an imaginative race, abounds in cliches, so that English...

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The real trap...

The real trap...

The real trap of fame is its irresistibility.

Source: Monroe According to Mailer,...

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