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Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.: Henry James (1843 - 1916), from his essay about the rules of writing
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Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.: Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), "Unkempt Thoughts"
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My marriage had its ups and downs like anyone's, but when it came down to it, I knew it was solid. I miss that sort of security, and that sort of connection with someone.: John Scalzi, Old Man's War, 2005
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If suffer we must, let's suffer on the heights.: Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), 'Les Malheureux'
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For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.: Eric Ambler
Every big problem was at one time a wee disturbance.: Unknown
May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall, unfailing, all that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing, forgetting what might sting.: Mary Caroline Davies
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.: Albert Ellis
Hate no one; hate their vices, not themselves.: J. G. C. Brainard
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Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.: Lillian Hellman (1905 - 1984)
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History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.: Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
Never judge a book by its movie.: J. W. Eagan
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A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.: Grace Murray Hopper (1906 - 1992)
If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.: Maria Edgeworth, O Magazine, April 2004
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Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn't have in your home.: David Frost
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It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.: Lisa Alther, Kinflicks, 1975
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Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
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Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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