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Jim Harrison

"The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it."

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"The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it."

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Amber Hurdle

"A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny."

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"The fleet sailed to its war base in the North Sea, headed not so much for some rendezvous with glory as for rendezvous with discretion."

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"So far war has been the only force that can discipline a whole community and until an equivalent discipline is organized I believe that war must have its way."

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"In the matter of war, ask this question to yourself and to your own fellow country men: Have you ever seen any politician in your country without legs, without arms, without eyes after war? No! You can't see such a thing because honourless politicians always stay in the safe ports while they send others to the zone of death!"

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Amber Hurdle

"In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory."

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"In war there is no prize for runner-up."

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"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."

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"War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil."

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"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."

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"Of course in war all madnesses come out in a man, that is the fault of war not of a man or a nation."

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"Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels."
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"I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago."
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"There is a neurologist, a woman over at Harvard who wanted me to come talk to them, and in France I have a lot of readers in the sciences. I can't tell you why."
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"I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best."
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"Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger."
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"I rarely read or buy a book because of a review."
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"I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26 years now."
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"So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such a situation because no one in our family ever had any money."
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