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Max Eastman: Laughter is, after...

Max Eastman: Laughter is, after...

Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together.

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James Fenimore Cooper: Principles . ....

James Fenimore Cooper: Principles . ....

Principles . . . become modified in practice, by facts.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Hermann Hesse: There's no reality...

Hermann Hesse: There's no reality...

There's no reality except the one contained within us. That's why so many people live an unreal life. They take images...

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James Michener: It heartens me...

James Michener: It heartens me...

It heartens me to think of Verdi who composed thundering operas in his eighties; Michelangelo who did fine work in his...

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Laurence Sterne: Learning is the...

Laurence Sterne: Learning is the...

Learning is the dictionary, but sense the grammar of science.

Source: In Wisdom of...

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Douglas Adams: Human beings, who...

Douglas Adams: Human beings, who...

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable...

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Elie Wiesel: Most people think...

Elie Wiesel: Most people think...

Most people think that shadows follow, precede, or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround...

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Emily Bronte: I've dreamt in...

Emily Bronte: I've dreamt in...

I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they've gone through and...

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Jean Rhys: The feeling of...

Jean Rhys: The feeling of...

The feeling of Sunday is the same everywhere, heavy, melancholy, standing still. Like when they say, As it was in...

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Malcolm Bradbury: A conventional good...

Malcolm Bradbury: A conventional good...

A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an...

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Rose Tremain: Life is not...

Rose Tremain: Life is not...

Life is not a dress rehearsal.

Source: In the Sunday Correspondent (London), 24 Dec...

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Mary Roberts Rinehart: You want the...

Mary Roberts Rinehart: You want the...

You want the unvarnished and ungarnished truth, and I'm no hand for that. I'm a lawyer.

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Eden Phillpotts: The universe is...

Eden Phillpotts: The universe is...

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

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Eden Phillpotts: You never know...

Eden Phillpotts: You never know...

You never know what a fool you can be till life gives you the chance.

Source: In...

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Ben Hecht: A man who...

Ben Hecht: A man who...

A man who shows me his wealth is like a begger who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms -- the rich...

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Joyce Carol Oates: Our house is...

Joyce Carol Oates: Our house is...

Our house is made of glass . . . and our lives are made of glass; and there is nothing we can do to protect...

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Helen Hunt Jackson: Find me the...

Helen Hunt Jackson: Find me the...

Find me the men on earth who care
Enough for faith or creed today
To seek a barren wilderness
For simple...

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Stephen Potter: How to be...

Stephen Potter: How to be...

How to be one up - how to make the other man feel that something has gone wrong, however...

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Edmund Clerihew Bentley: The Art of...

Edmund Clerihew Bentley: The Art of...

The Art of Biography
Is different from Geography.
Geography is about Maps,
But Biography is about...

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Edmund Clerihew Bentley: What I like...

Edmund Clerihew Bentley: What I like...

What I like about Clive
Is that he is no longer alive.
There is a great deal to be said
For being...

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