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Robert Penn Warren: The end of...

Robert Penn Warren: The end of...

The end of man is knowledge, but [man] can't know whether knowledge will save him or kill him; whether he is killed...

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Mark Twain: Eat what you...

Mark Twain: Eat what you...

Eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.

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Mark Twain: In Paris they...

Mark Twain: In Paris they...

In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand...

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Harper Lee: The one thing...

Harper Lee: The one thing...

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

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John LeCarre: Having your book...

John LeCarre: Having your book...

Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.

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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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Charles Buxton: You will never...

Charles Buxton: You will never...

You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.

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Charles Buxton: The rule in...

Charles Buxton: The rule in...

The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a...

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Arthur Koestler: True creativity often...

Arthur Koestler: True creativity often...

True creativity often starts where language ends.

Source: The act of Creation, bk....

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Lois McMaster Bujold: If you want...

Lois McMaster Bujold: If you want...

If you want to catch something, running after it isn't always the best way.

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John LeCarre: You should have...

John LeCarre: You should have...

You should have died when I killed you.

Source: Lines for a bureaucrat speaking to...

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Italo Calvino: The catalogue of...

Italo Calvino: The catalogue of...

The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When...

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Richard Bach: Learning is finding...

Richard Bach: Learning is finding...

Learning is finding out what we already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others...

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Nelson Algren: The Impossible Generalized...

Nelson Algren: The Impossible Generalized...

The Impossible Generalized Man is the critic who believes in loving those unworthy of love as well as those worthy...

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Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

Evelyn Waugh: We schoolmasters must...

We schoolmasters must temper discretion with deceit.

Source: Dr. Fagan, in Decline...

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Lois McMaster Bujold: The will to...

Lois McMaster Bujold: The will to...

The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.

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George Eliot: Of what use,...

George Eliot: Of what use,...

Of what use, however, is a general certainty that an insect will not walk with his head hindmost, when what you need...

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Norman Vincent Peale: Empty pockets never...

Norman Vincent Peale: Empty pockets never...

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

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Joseph Roux: Say nothing good...

Joseph Roux: Say nothing good...

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your...

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Frederick Buechner: In his holy...

Frederick Buechner: In his holy...

In his holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops a handkerchief. These handkerchiefs are called...

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