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William Blackstone: Time whereof the...

William Blackstone: Time whereof the...

Time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.

Source: Commentaries on...

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Van Wyck Brooks: Those of our...

Van Wyck Brooks: Those of our...

Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social...

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Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon: Hope says to...

Francoise d'Aubigne de Maintenon: Hope says to...

Hope says to us constantly, Go on, go on, and leads us to the grave.

Source: In...

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Carter G Woodson: We need workers,...

Carter G Woodson: We need workers,...

We need workers, not leaders. Such workers will solve the problems which race leaders talk...

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Margot Asquith: An imitation rough...

Margot Asquith: An imitation rough...

An imitation rough diamond.

Source: As I Remember.
-- Margot Asquith, (Feb 2...

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Agatha Christie: The best time...

Agatha Christie: The best time...

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.

Source: In An...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Source: In...

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Why, that dog...

Why, that dog...

Why, that dog is practically a Phi Beta Kappa. She can sit up and beg, and she can give her paw -- I don't say she...

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Imagination, which is...

Imagination, which is...

Imagination, which is the eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the...

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When in doubt,...

When in doubt,...

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and...

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Our society is...

Our society is...

Our society is set up so that most women lose their identities when their husbands die.

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I am only...

I am only...

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do...

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The surest way...

The surest way...

The surest way to get a thing in this life is to be prepared for doing without it, to the exclusion even of...

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Lazy people are...

Lazy people are...

Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.

Source: Reflpxions et...

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One thing that...

One thing that...

One thing that makes art different from life is that in art things have a shape. . . it allows us to fix our emotions...

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Ideas move rapidly...

Ideas move rapidly...

Ideas move rapidly when their time comes.

Source: Toward a Recognition of...

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I try to...

I try to...

I try to live what I consider a poetic existence. That means I take responsibility for the air I breathe and the...

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Everything is in...

Everything is in...

Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo.

Source: In 1,911 Best...

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One gets tired...

One gets tired...

One gets tired of the role critics are supposed to have in this culture: It's like being the piano player in a...

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Humor is a...

Humor is a...

Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It's unbridled, it's unplanned, it's full of...

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