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"I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century: that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains."
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"Godliness should promote the posture worth of exercise and fitness."

"We are in this world not only for ourselves but for others."

"Never allow any of your time to be wasted on the frivolities of life."

"With discipline, you can lose weight, you can excel in work, you can win the war."

"I don't waste food, water, money, time and talent."

"With discipline, dedication and diligence, you will achieve the goal."

"The most demanding part of living a lifetime as an artist is the strict discipline of forcing oneself to work steadfastly along the nerve of one's own most intimate sensitivity."

"Why so eager to jump in and direct someone else's life when you can't stick to your own goals and resolutions?"

"I always was an early-morning or late-night writer. Early morning was my favorite; late night was because you had a deadline. And at four in the morning, you make up some of your most absurd jokes."
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"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home."

"If a man happens to find himself, he has a mansion which he can inhabit with dignity all the days of his life."

"They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men."

"The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination."

"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."
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