"All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose."

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"All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose."

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"In true prose everything must be underlined."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

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"I'm a better polemicist in prose."

Ted Rall, American Cartoonist

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"The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

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"A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose."

Samuel McChord Crothers, American Essayist

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"The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story."

John Scott, American Politician

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"With prose you can incorporate more details, develop scenes, sustain the tension in a special way. Prose has its own speed."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

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"I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James."

David Antin, American Poet

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"All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose."

Moliere, French Playwright

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"Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows."

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"Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place."

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"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

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"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation."

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"All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing."

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"If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless."

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"In true prose everything must be underlined."

"I'm a better polemicist in prose."

"The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes."

"A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a capital letter, and keeps on writing prose."

"The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story."

"With prose you can incorporate more details, develop scenes, sustain the tension in a special way. Prose has its own speed."

"I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James."

"All which is not prose is verse; and all which is not verse is prose."

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"Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows."

"Of all follies there is none greater than wanting to make the world a better place."

"It is a fine seasoning for joy to think of those we love."

"Oh, I may be devout, but I am human all the same."

"Grammar, which knows how to control even kings."

"Ah! how annoying that the law doesn't allow a woman to change husbands just as one does shirts."

"A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation."

"All the ills of mankind, all the tragic misfortunes that fill the history books, all the political blunders, all the failures of the great leaders have arisen merely from a lack of skill at dancing."

"If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless."

"I live on good soup, not on fine words."