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Aldous Huxley: I wanted to...

Aldous Huxley: I wanted to...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is...

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Edward Dahlberg: The earnings of...

Edward Dahlberg: The earnings of...

The earnings of a poet could be reckoned by a metaphysician rather than a bookkeeper.

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Aldous Huxley: The finest works...

Aldous Huxley: The finest works...

The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only...

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John Steinbeck: Somewhere in the...

John Steinbeck: Somewhere in the...

Somewhere in the world there is defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by...

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Louisa May Alcott: Money is the...

Louisa May Alcott: Money is the...

Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can...

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Louisa May Alcott: Conceit spoils the...

Louisa May Alcott: Conceit spoils the...

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even...

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John Fowles: In essence the...

John Fowles: In essence the...

In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest...

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Marquis de Sade: How delightful are...

Marquis de Sade: How delightful are...

How delightful are the pleasures of the imagination! In those delectable moments, the whole world is ours; not a...

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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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Robert Ludlum: The typewriter is...

Robert Ludlum: The typewriter is...

The typewriter is dusted and pencils are sharpened, doors are closed and heady music is played to drown out the sounds...

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George Eliot: The scornful nostril...

George Eliot: The scornful nostril...

The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of...

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Gore Vidal: Each writer is...

Gore Vidal: Each writer is...

Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players, and Tennessee Williams...

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Lillian Smith: Education is a...

Lillian Smith: Education is a...

Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with...

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Lillian Smith: To believe in...

Lillian Smith: To believe in...

To believe in something not yet proved and to underwrite it with our lives: it is the only way we can leave the future...

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Edward Hoagland: Like a kick...

Edward Hoagland: Like a kick...

Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.

Source:...

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Edward Hoagland: In order to...

Edward Hoagland: In order to...

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open...

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Jean Paul: The look of...

Jean Paul: The look of...

The look of a king is itself a deed.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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P G Wodehouse: While not exactly...

P G Wodehouse: While not exactly...

While not exactly disgruntled, he was far from feeling gruntled.

Source: The Code...

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Christopher Morley: Simplicity of character...

Christopher Morley: Simplicity of character...

Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intellect.

Source: In...

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Christopher Morley: A man who...

Christopher Morley: A man who...

A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life.

Source: In Webster's...

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