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Gay Talese: Most journalists are...

Gay Talese: Most journalists are...

Most journalists are restless voyeurs who see the warts on the world, the imperfections in people and places. . . ....

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Christopher Morley: Simplicity of character...

Christopher Morley: Simplicity of character...

Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intellect.

Source: In...

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Mark Twain: A classic --something...

Mark Twain: A classic --something...

A classic --something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

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Naomi Mitchison: I read a...

Naomi Mitchison: I read a...

I read a lot of archaeology and early history in a general way, not thinking particularly of this book, and this...

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Angus Wilson: She was more...

Angus Wilson: She was more...

She was more than ever proud of the position of the bungalow, so almost in the country.

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Lawana Blackwell: Patterning your life...

Lawana Blackwell: Patterning your life...

Patterning your life around other?s opinions is nothing more than slavery.

Source:...

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Thomas Wolfe: The reason a...

Thomas Wolfe: The reason a...

The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason a reader reads one is to remember...

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Douglas Adams: So long, and...

Douglas Adams: So long, and...

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

Source: The dolphins' farewell message to...

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Elie Wiesel: Mankind must remember...

Elie Wiesel: Mankind must remember...

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each...

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Saul Bellow: A novel is...

Saul Bellow: A novel is...

A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and a multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call...

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Booth Tarkington: Arguments only confirm...

Booth Tarkington: Arguments only confirm...

Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Booth Tarkington: Cherish all your...

Booth Tarkington: Cherish all your...

Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.

Source: In...

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E B White: She would write...

E B White: She would write...

She would write 8 or 10 words, then draw her gun and shoot them down.

Source: On...

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George Ade: Nothing is improbable...

George Ade: Nothing is improbable...

Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Jack London: If cash comes...

Jack London: If cash comes...

If cash comes with fame, come fame; if cash comes without fame, come cash.

Source:...

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George Ade: It isn't how...

George Ade: It isn't how...

It isn't how long you stick around but what you put over while you are here.

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Ernest Bramah: Where the road...

Ernest Bramah: Where the road...

Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Edmund Clerihew Bentley: The Art of...

Edmund Clerihew Bentley: The Art of...

The Art of Biography
Is different from Geography.
Geography is about Maps,
But Biography is about...

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Italo Calvino: What Romantic terminology...

Italo Calvino: What Romantic terminology...

What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road...

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Francois Rabelais: Science without conscience...

Francois Rabelais: Science without conscience...

Science without conscience is the death of the soul.

Source: (c. 1494-1553) French...

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