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Joseph Brodsky: Bad literature ....

Joseph Brodsky: Bad literature ....

Bad literature . . . is a form of treason.

Source: In NY Times, 1 Oct 72
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George Gordon Byron: For in itself...

George Gordon Byron: For in itself...

For in itself a thought,
A slumbering thought, is capable of years,
And curdles a long life into one...

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Robert Browning: It is best...

Robert Browning: It is best...

It is best to be yourself, imperial, plain and true.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Emily Dickinson: Because I could...

Emily Dickinson: Because I could...

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And...

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John Lyly: Many strokes overthrow...

John Lyly: Many strokes overthrow...

Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Douglas Jerrold: Earth is here...

Douglas Jerrold: Earth is here...

Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.

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Nicolas Boileau: The world is...

Nicolas Boileau: The world is...

The world is full of fools; and he who would not wish to see one, must not only shut himself up alone, but must also...

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Vita Sackville-West: Ambition, old as...

Vita Sackville-West: Ambition, old as...

Ambition, old as mankind, the immemorial weakness of the strong.

Source: 'No...

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Lorraine Hansberry: The thing that...

Lorraine Hansberry: The thing that...

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you...

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Francis Beaumont: Interest makes some...

Francis Beaumont: Interest makes some...

Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.

Source: In Correct...

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Francis Beaumont: It is always...

Francis Beaumont: It is always...

It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.


Source: The Faithful...

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Charles Dibdin: In every mess...

Charles Dibdin: In every mess...

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.


Source: Jack in his...

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Douglas Jerrold: Fortunes made in...

Douglas Jerrold: Fortunes made in...

Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long...

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Joe Orton: It's all any...

Joe Orton: It's all any...

It's all any reasonable child can expect if the dad is present at the conception.

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Christopher Hampton: I became a...

Christopher Hampton: I became a...

I became a virtuoso of deceit. It wasn't pleasure I was after, it was knowledge. I consulted the strictest moralists...

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John Webster: My soul, like...

John Webster: My soul, like...

My soul, like to a ship in a black storm,
Is driven, I know not whither.


Source:...

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Lorraine Hansberry: Never be afraid...

Lorraine Hansberry: Never be afraid...

Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.

Source:
-- Lorraine Hansberry, (May 19...

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Emily Dickinson: Hope is the...

Emily Dickinson: Hope is the...

Hope is the thing with feathers --
That perches in the soul --
And sings the tunes without the words --
And...

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August Wilson: There's no idea...

August Wilson: There's no idea...

There's no idea in the world that is not contained by black life. I could write forever about the black experience in...

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Bob Hope: A bank is...

Bob Hope: A bank is...

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it.

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