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Louisa May Alcott: It takes very...

Louisa May Alcott: It takes very...

It takes very little fire to make a great deal of smoke nowadays, and notoriety is not real...

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Madeleine L'Engle: I didn't mean...

Madeleine L'Engle: I didn't mean...

I didn't mean to give you the impression that life at the cathedral is like Barchester Towers, as written by...

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Edward Dahlberg: Every decision you...

Edward Dahlberg: Every decision you...

Every decision you make is a mistake.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Charles Dickens: Ride on! Rough-shod...

Charles Dickens: Ride on! Rough-shod...

Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the...

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Erich Segal: This isn't a...

Erich Segal: This isn't a...

This isn't a watercolor, it's a mural.

Source: On The Class, the longest of his...

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Charles Dickens: Home is a...

Charles Dickens: Home is a...

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the...

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Harper Lee: You're not gonna...

Harper Lee: You're not gonna...

You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't...

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James Allen: If you real...

James Allen: If you real...

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this...

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Grown-ups never understand...

Antoine de Saint-Exupery: Grown-ups never understand...

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever...

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Aldous Huxley: I wanted to...

Aldous Huxley: I wanted to...

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is...

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Jane Rule: I believe only...

Jane Rule: I believe only...

I believe only in art and failure.

Source: This is Not for You, 1970.
-- Jane...

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Aldous Huxley: The finest works...

Aldous Huxley: The finest works...

The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only...

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John Steinbeck: It has always...

John Steinbeck: It has always...

It has always been my private conviction that any man who pits his intelligence against a fish and losses has it...

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Michael Crichton: We all live...

Michael Crichton: We all live...

We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.

Source:...

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Naomi Mitchison: Keep it light...

Naomi Mitchison: Keep it light...

Keep it light so you can say a lot more, especially if it's something you care about.

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Mordecai Richler: Everybody writes a...

Mordecai Richler: Everybody writes a...

Everybody writes a book too many.

Source: In The Observer, 'Sayings of the Week', 9...

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Patrick White: But bombs are...

Patrick White: But bombs are...

But bombs are unbelievable until they actually fall.

Source: Riders in the Chariot,...

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Graham Henry Greene: God forbid people...

Graham Henry Greene: God forbid people...

God forbid people should read our books to find the juicy passages.

Source: The...

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Martin Amis: Style is not...

Martin Amis: Style is not...

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

Source: Novelists in Interview ...

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E M Forster: Personal relations are...

E M Forster: Personal relations are...

Personal relations are the important thing for ever and ever, and not this outer life of telegrams and...

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