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Charles Dickens: No man ever...

Charles Dickens: No man ever...

No man ever walked down to posterity with so small a book under his arm.

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E M Forster: Curiosity is one...

E M Forster: Curiosity is one...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are...

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Graham Henry Greene: A major character...

Graham Henry Greene: A major character...

A major character has to come somehow out of the unconscious.

Source: In NY Times,...

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George Eliot: One must be...

George Eliot: One must be...

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Source: Middlemarch, bk. 2, ch. 17...

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George Eliot: In the vain...

George Eliot: In the vain...

In the vain laughter of folly wisdom hears half its applause.

Source: Romola, bk....

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George Eliot: Our passions do...

George Eliot: Our passions do...

Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers but dress in their small wardrobe of notions, bring their provisions...

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Charles Dickens: United Metropolitan Improved...

Charles Dickens: United Metropolitan Improved...

United Metropolitan Improved Hot Muffin and Crumpet and Punctual Delivery Company.

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Charles Dickens: Language was not...

Charles Dickens: Language was not...

Language was not powerful enough to describe the infant phenomenon.

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Charles Dickens: A friendly swarry,...

Charles Dickens: A friendly swarry,...

A friendly swarry, consisting of a boiled leg of mutton with the usual trimmings.

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Charles Dickens: The question about...

Charles Dickens: The question about...

The question about everything was, would it bring a blush to the cheek of a young person?

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Charles Dickens: Did you ever...

Charles Dickens: Did you ever...

Did you ever taste beer?''I had a sip of it once,' said the small servant. 'Here's a state of things!' cried Mr...

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James Thurber: When all things...

James Thurber: When all things...

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing...

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Mark Twain: Adam was the...

Mark Twain: Adam was the...

Adam was the only man who, when he said a good thing, knew that nobody had said it before...

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Mark Twain: George Washington, as...

Mark Twain: George Washington, as...

George Washington, as a boy, was ignorant of the commonest accomplishments of youth. He could not even...

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Mark Twain: It is not...

Mark Twain: It is not...

It is not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that make...

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Mark Twain: You can't depend...

Mark Twain: You can't depend...

You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.

Source: In...

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Mark Twain: Why is it...

Mark Twain: Why is it...

Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person...

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Mark Twain: Of all God's...

Mark Twain: Of all God's...

Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man...

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John Steinbeck: The writer must...

John Steinbeck: The writer must...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this...

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George Eliot: There are some...

George Eliot: There are some...

There are some cases. . . in which the sense of injury breeds --not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them...

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