"I've always thought of myself as a reporter."

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"While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced."

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"All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter."

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"The omnipotence of evil has never resulted in anything but fruitless efforts. Our thoughts always escape from whoever tries to smother them."

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"I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal."

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"Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise."

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"I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge."

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"Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words."

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