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Pericles: Wait for the...

Pericles: Wait for the...

Wait for the wisest of all counselors, Time.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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William Pitt the Elder: The atrocious crime...

William Pitt the Elder: The atrocious crime...

The atrocious crime of being a young man . . . I shall neither attempt to palliate nor...

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William Lyon Phelps: A well-ordered life...

William Lyon Phelps: A well-ordered life...

A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base, and it...

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Enid Bagnold: Who wants to...

Enid Bagnold: Who wants to...

Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. To Why am I here? To uselessness. It's...

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John Mortimer: No brilliance is...

John Mortimer: No brilliance is...

No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense, and relatively clean finger...

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John Sterling: Pain has its...

John Sterling: Pain has its...

Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant...

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Hugh Walpole: It isn't life...

Hugh Walpole: It isn't life...

It isn't life that matters, it's the courage you bring to it.

Source: In My...

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Booth Tarkington: Arguments only confirm...

Booth Tarkington: Arguments only confirm...

Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Malcolm Bradbury: If God had...

Malcolm Bradbury: If God had...

If God had been a liberal, we wouldn't have had the Ten Commandments -- we'd have the Ten...

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Clive Barker: To you who...

Clive Barker: To you who...

To you who have never died, may I say: Welcome to the world!

Source: In The...

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Susan Warner: . . ....

Susan Warner: . . ....

. . . and many a good time we went back again, long afterward, and broke our rejected lump with great exultation to...

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Eleanor H Porter: You breathe all...

Eleanor H Porter: You breathe all...

You breathe all the time you're sleep, but you aren't living. I mean living -- doing the things you want to do . . . ....

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J G Ballard: We live in...

J G Ballard: We live in...

We live in a world ruled by fictions of every kind -- mass merchandising, advertising, politics conducted as a branch...

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Charles Reade: Make 'em laugh;...

Charles Reade: Make 'em laugh;...

Make 'em laugh; make 'em cry; make 'em wait.

Source: Advice to an aspiring writer;...

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Betty Smith: Forgiveness is a...

Betty Smith: Forgiveness is a...

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Source: In Readers'...

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Johanna Spyri: Oh, I wish...

Johanna Spyri: Oh, I wish...

Oh, I wish that God had not given me what I prayed for! It was not so good as I thought.

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Jean Ingelow: Cusha! Cusha! Cusha!'...

Jean Ingelow: Cusha! Cusha! Cusha!'...

Cusha! Cusha! Cusha!' calling
Ere the early dews were falling.


Source: The High...

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Nella Larsen: She wished to...

Nella Larsen: She wished to...

She wished to find out about this hazardous business of passing, this breaking away from all that was familiar and...

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Norman Douglas: A man can...

Norman Douglas: A man can...

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, an yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful...

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Lawana Blackwell: I've grown to...

Lawana Blackwell: I've grown to...

I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the...

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