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Jerome K Jerome: It is impossible...

Jerome K Jerome: It is impossible...

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

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Ernest J Gaines: I have learned...

Ernest J Gaines: I have learned...

I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by...

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Ernest J Gaines: We wait till...

Ernest J Gaines: We wait till...

We wait till now? Now, when we're old men, we get to be brave?

Source: A Gathering...

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Osbert Sitwell: My education [takes...

Osbert Sitwell: My education [takes...

My education [takes place] during the holidays from Eton.

Source: Entry in Who's...

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Honore de Balzac: What is art?...

Honore de Balzac: What is art?...

What is art? Nature concentrated.

Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your...

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Louis L'Amour: No memory is...

Louis L'Amour: No memory is...

No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own...

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Lydia M Child: The eye of...

Lydia M Child: The eye of...

The eye of genius has always a plaintive expression, and its natural language is pathos.

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Ian Fleming: I shall not...

Ian Fleming: I shall not...

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

Source:...

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Fawn M Brodie: Show me a...

Fawn M Brodie: Show me a...

Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with...

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R S Surtees: The only infallible...

R S Surtees: The only infallible...

The only infallible rule we know is, that the man who is always talking about being a gentleman never is...

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Elias Canetti: Every decision is...

Elias Canetti: Every decision is...

Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with...

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Elias Canetti: The planet's survival...

Elias Canetti: The planet's survival...

The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts...

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Henry James, Jr: The power to...

Henry James, Jr: The power to...

The power to guess the unseen from the seen, to trace the implications of things, to judge the whole piece by the...

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Albert Schweitzer: Until he extends...

Albert Schweitzer: Until he extends...

Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not find peace.

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John Paul Jones: I have not...

John Paul Jones: I have not...

I have not yet begun to fight.

Source: Retort when informed his ship was sinking...

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T E Lawrence: To have news...

T E Lawrence: To have news...

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.

Source: Letter, 1 April...

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Henry James, Jr: She felt in...

Henry James, Jr: She felt in...

She felt in italics and thought in capitals.

Source: In Correct Quotes for DOS,...

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Marie Anne du Deffand: I love nothing...

Marie Anne du Deffand: I love nothing...

I love nothing and that is the true cause of my ennui.

Source: Letter to Jean Le...

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Thomas C Haliburton: When a man...

Thomas C Haliburton: When a man...

When a man is wrong and won't admit is, he always gets angry.

Source: In Poor Man's...

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Ralph Nader: I start with...

Ralph Nader: I start with...

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more...

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