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John Buchan: Civilization is a...

John Buchan: Civilization is a...

Civilization is a conspiracy. . . . Modern life is the silent compact of comfortable folk to keep up...

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Thomas Paine: It is error...

Thomas Paine: It is error...

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

Source: In Isaac...

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J R R Tolkien: His house was...

J R R Tolkien: His house was...

His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and...

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Horatio Nelson: I have always...

Horatio Nelson: I have always...

I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me.

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Sigmund Freud: From error to...

Sigmund Freud: From error to...

From error to error one discovers the entire truth.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Andre Malraux: The crucial discovery...

Andre Malraux: The crucial discovery...

The crucial discovery was made that, in order to become painting, the universe seen by the artist had to become a...

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P D James: What the detective...

P D James: What the detective...

What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.

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John Oliver Killens: What a tiresome...

John Oliver Killens: What a tiresome...

What a tiresome place America would be if freedom meant we all had to think alike or be the same color or wear that...

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Jack Kerouac: It is not...

Jack Kerouac: It is not...

It is not my fault that certain so-called bohemian elements have found in my writings something to hang their peculiar...

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Ellen Glasgow: A tragic irony...

Ellen Glasgow: A tragic irony...

A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which...

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Francois Rabelais: What cannot be...

Francois Rabelais: What cannot be...

What cannot be cured must be endured.

Source: Works.
-- Francois Rabelais, ( ...

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Robert Bresson: The most ordinary...

Robert Bresson: The most ordinary...

The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your...

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Federico Fellini: Realism is a...

Federico Fellini: Realism is a...

Realism is a bad word. In a sense everything is realistic. I see no line between the imaginary and the...

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David Cronenberg: The way a...

David Cronenberg: The way a...

The way a child discovers the world constantly replicates the way science began. You start to notice what's around...

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Barbra Streisand: What does it...

Barbra Streisand: What does it...

What does it mean when people applaud? . . . Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of...

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Ilka Chase: Among famous traitors...

Ilka Chase: Among famous traitors...

Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.

Source: The Varied...

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Rainer M Rilke: It is a...

Rainer M Rilke: It is a...

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be the...

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Humphrey Davy: Language is not...

Humphrey Davy: Language is not...

Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in...

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Thomas Aquinas: Not everything that...

Thomas Aquinas: Not everything that...

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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No one should...

No one should...

No one should form an acquaintance with one who has an evil character. A piece of coal, if it is hot burns, and if...

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