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It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that in a world of Gary Coopers you are the...

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It is certain,...

It is certain,...

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can...

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It is better...

It is better...

It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so.

Source: In Quotations of...

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James Agee: The mere attempt...

James Agee: The mere attempt...

The mere attempt to examine my own confusion would consume volumes.

Source: Let Us...

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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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Channing Pollock: The important thing...

Channing Pollock: The important thing...

The important thing is to use today wisely and well, and face tomorrow eagerly and cheerfully and with the certainty...

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Chinua Achebe: When suffering knocks...

Chinua Achebe: When suffering knocks...

When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has...

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Emily Bronte: Love is like...

Emily Bronte: Love is like...

Love is like the wild-rose briar;
Friendship is like the holly-tree.
The holly is dark when the rose briar...

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Nadine Gordimer: Censorship is never...

Nadine Gordimer: Censorship is never...

Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a brand on the imagination that affects the...

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Kate Seredy: Kill the snake...

Kate Seredy: Kill the snake...

Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your...

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Djuna Barnes: To love without...

Djuna Barnes: To love without...

To love without criticism is to be betrayed.

Source: Nightwood, 1937.
-- Djuna...

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Tom Sharpe: His had been...

Tom Sharpe: His had been...

His had been an intellectual decision founded on his conviction that if a little knowledge was a dangerous thing, a...

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G K Chesterton: If you do...

G K Chesterton: If you do...

If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will...

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Mary Wortley Montagu: Be plain in...

Mary Wortley Montagu: Be plain in...

Be plain in dress, and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, kiss me and be quiet.

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Mary Wortley Montagu: Satire should, like...

Mary Wortley Montagu: Satire should, like...

Satire should, like a polished razor keen,
Wound with a touch that's scarcely felt or...

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Grace Metalious: Didn't you ever...

Grace Metalious: Didn't you ever...

Didn't you ever notice how it's always people who wish they had somethin' or had done somethin' that hate the...

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J G Ballard: In a completely...

J G Ballard: In a completely...

In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom!

Source: Interview, 30 Oct....

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Don Delillo: Californians invented the...

Don Delillo: Californians invented the...

Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

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Harry Crews: I believe some...

Harry Crews: I believe some...

I believe some people are just too damn smart to write fiction.

Source: National...

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky: If you wish...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: If you wish...

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man . . .you will get better results if you just watch...

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