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Angus Wilson: God knows how...

Angus Wilson: God knows how...

God knows how you Protestants can be expected to have any sense of direction,' she said. 'It's different with us. I...

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Robert Ludlum: The theater man...

Robert Ludlum: The theater man...

The theater man knows that he must involve the audience. He understands structure more than anyone else -- the logical...

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E M Forster: Personal relations are...

E M Forster: Personal relations are...

Personal relations are the important thing for ever and ever, and not this outer life of telegrams and...

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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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Henry Fielding: I have found...

Henry Fielding: I have found...

I have found it; I have discovered the cause of all the misfortunes which befell him. A public school, Joseph, was...

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Vicki Baum: Fame always brings...

Vicki Baum: Fame always brings...

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

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Jean Rhys: She could give...

Jean Rhys: She could give...

She could give herself up to the written word as naturally as a good dancer to music or a fine swimmer to water. But...

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Faith Baldwin: Character builds slowly,...

Faith Baldwin: Character builds slowly,...

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

Source:...

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Tama Janowitz: Long after the...

Tama Janowitz: Long after the...

Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets...

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Judith Krantz: I have only...

Judith Krantz: I have only...

I have only one reader -- me. I'm the average reader. If I like it, that's all I worry...

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Jane Austen: If it was...

Jane Austen: If it was...

'If it was not for the entail I should not mind it.' `What should not you mind?' `I should not mind anything at all.'...

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Francois Mauriac: Men resemble great...

Francois Mauriac: Men resemble great...

Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never...

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P G Wodehouse: He felt like...

P G Wodehouse: He felt like...

He felt like a man who, chasing rainbows, has had one of them suddenly turn and bite him in the...

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P G Wodehouse: She fitted into...

P G Wodehouse: She fitted into...

She fitted into my biggest armchair as if it had been built round her by someone who knew they were wearing armchairs...

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Louisa May Alcott: It takes people...

Louisa May Alcott: It takes people...

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and...

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Marquis de Sade: Man's natural character...

Marquis de Sade: Man's natural character...

Man's natural character is to imitate; that of the sensitive man is to resemble as closely as possible the person whom...

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Graham Henry Greene: He entered the...

Graham Henry Greene: He entered the...

He entered the territory of lies without a passport for return.

Source: The Heart...

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Graham Henry Greene: A solitary laugh...

Graham Henry Greene: A solitary laugh...

A solitary laugh is often a laugh of superiority.

Source: Monsignor Quixote, Pt I....

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Graham Henry Greene: Morality comes with...

Graham Henry Greene: Morality comes with...

Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.

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Graham Henry Greene: A major character...

Graham Henry Greene: A major character...

A major character has to come somehow out of the unconscious.

Source: In NY Times,...

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