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"Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing."
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"That most limited of all specialists, the "well-rounded man"."
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Personal Development
"The world system is employment."
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Personal Development
"A butler supplies food to nourish your body, but a writer nourishes your mind through writing."
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Personal Development
"Do not be weary to make money."
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Personal Development
"Employers are at their happiest on Mondays. Employees are at their happiest on Fridays."
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Personal Development
"Work was intended not to give a man a reason to live, but rather to give him a means to live."
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Personal Development
"Be robust enough to work more than a robot!"
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Personal Development
"Being happy at work is possible for all of us, anytime & anywhere, with open eyes and a caring heart."
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Personal Development
"Back then, work revolved around life. Today, life revolves around work."
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Personal Development
"Do all the work you while you still have strength."
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"From a good book, I want to be taken to the very edge. I want a glimpse into that outer darkness."
Darkness
"If you enjoy math and you write novels, it's very rare that you'll get a chance to put your math into a novel. I leapt at the chance."
Chance
"Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer."
Science
"Reading is a conversation. All books talk. But a good book listens as well."
Books
"Writing for children is bloody difficult; books for children are as complex as their adult counterparts, and they should therefore be accorded the same respect."
Books
"I've written 16 children's books and five unpublished novels. Some of the latter were breathtakingly bad."
Books
"Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing."
Work
"Children simply don't make the distinction; a book is either good or bad. And some of the books they think are good are very, very bad indeed."
Books
"As a kid, I didn't read a great deal of fiction, and I've forgotten most of what I did read."
Fiction
"I started writing books for children because I could illustrate them myself and because, in my innocence, I thought they'd be easier."
Thought
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