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Mary McCarthy: The suspense of...

Mary McCarthy: The suspense of...

The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will...

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Anthony Powell: He fell in...

Anthony Powell: He fell in...

He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful. Selflove...

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Michael Crichton: In the information...

Michael Crichton: In the information...

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish...

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Graham Henry Greene: Heresy is another...

Graham Henry Greene: Heresy is another...

Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.

Source: From Ashleys collection of...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: What you are...

Lois McMaster Bujold: What you are...

What you are is a question only you can answer.

Source: In Collection of 10,000...

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Lisa Alther: That's the risk...

Lisa Alther: That's the risk...

That's the risk you take if you change: that people you've been involved with won't like the new you. But other people...

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Harper Lee: Real courage is...

Harper Lee: Real courage is...

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter...

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Shirley Jackson: It is only...

Shirley Jackson: It is only...

It is only with the eyes open that a corporeal form returns, and assembles itself firmly around the hard core of...

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Charles Dickens: Now, what I...

Charles Dickens: Now, what I...

Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant...

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Salman Rushdie: When thought becomes...

Salman Rushdie: When thought becomes...

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

Source: In...

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Joseph Heller: Hungry Joe collected...

Joseph Heller: Hungry Joe collected...

Hungry Joe collected lists of fatal diseases and arranged them in alphabetical order so that he could put his finger...

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Joseph Heller: Frankly, I'd like...

Joseph Heller: Frankly, I'd like...

Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private...

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Shirley Jackson: It has long...

Shirley Jackson: It has long...

It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears...

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Anthony Powell: He fell in...

Anthony Powell: He fell in...

He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful. Selflove...

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Michael Crichton: In the information...

Michael Crichton: In the information...

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish...

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Francoise Sagan: Writing is a...

Francoise Sagan: Writing is a...

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a...

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Margaret Atwood: Canada was built...

Margaret Atwood: Canada was built...

Canada was built on dead beavers.

Source: National Public Radio Interview/...

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Lewis Carroll: One can't believe...

Lewis Carroll: One can't believe...

One can't believe impossible things.
I daresay you haven't had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age,...

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Mark Twain: I know all...

Mark Twain: I know all...

I know all those people. I have friendly, social, and criminal relations with the whole lot of...

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Italo Calvino: The satirist is...

Italo Calvino: The satirist is...

The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is...

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