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James Thurber: Art -- the...

James Thurber: Art -- the...

Art -- the one achievement of Man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well...

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James Thurber: You might as...

James Thurber: You might as...

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

Source:...

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V S Naipaul: Ignorant people in...

V S Naipaul: Ignorant people in...

Ignorant people in preppy clothes are more dangerous to America than oil embargoes.

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Guillaume Apollinaire: It's raining my...

Guillaume Apollinaire: It's raining my...

It's raining my soul, it's raining, but it's raining dead eyes.

Source: La Nuit...

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Taylor Caldwell: Honest men live...

Taylor Caldwell: Honest men live...

Honest men live on charity in their age; the alm houses are full of men who never stole a copper penny. Honest men are...

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Tom Clancy: The difference between...

Tom Clancy: The difference between...

The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.

Source:...

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Rumer Godden: If books were...

Rumer Godden: If books were...

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. . . . because it is the stitch that makes a...

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Rumer Godden: The stitch of...

Rumer Godden: The stitch of...

The stitch of a book is its words.

Source: In Book-of-the-Month Club News, Sep...

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Joseph Heller: I don't believe...

Joseph Heller: I don't believe...

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

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Andre Malraux: One cannot create...

Andre Malraux: One cannot create...

One cannot create an art that speaks to men when one has nothing to say.

Source: In...

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Richard Bach: An idea is...

Richard Bach: An idea is...

An idea is never given to you without you being given the power to make it reality. You must, nevertheless, suffer for...

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Margaret Drabble: The human mind...

Margaret Drabble: The human mind...

The human mind can bear plenty of reality but not too much intermittent gloom.

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Margaret Drabble: When nothing is...

Margaret Drabble: When nothing is...

When nothing is sure, everything is possible.

Source: The Middle Ground,...

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George Orwell: Who controls the...

George Orwell: Who controls the...

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

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Harper Lee: Until I feared...

Harper Lee: Until I feared...

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

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Thomas Mann: Literature. . ....

Thomas Mann: Literature. . ....

Literature. . . is the union of suffering with the instinct for form.

Source: In...

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Thomas Mann: Opinions cannot survive...

Thomas Mann: Opinions cannot survive...

Opinions cannot survive if no one has a chance to fight for them.

Source: The Magic...

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Elie Wiesel: Writing is not...

Elie Wiesel: Writing is not...

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on the canvas that the reader sees. Writing is more...

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Nelson Algren: Literature is made...

Nelson Algren: Literature is made...

Literature is made upon any occasion that a challenge is put to the legal apparatus by conscience in touch with...

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Anzia Yezierska: When I only...

Anzia Yezierska: When I only...

When I only begin to read, I forget I'm on this world. It lifts me on wings with high...

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