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"No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted."
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"Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague."
"Admirations are never paid in any way, try to make yourself of what you admire, and it will pay you with originality."
"Because of this, originality consists in returning to the origin."
"When I was coming up, we weren't trying to get a hit or get paid, we were just trying to do our thing. The only thing we were really trying to do was to be recognized for our originality."
"Nature they say doth dote And cannot make a man Save on some worn-out plan Repeating us by rote."
"Ours was not going to be a clone of the usual expeditions, oozing with sleekness. It was clear from the start that oddity was our advantage."
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"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh."
"May it not be that, just as we have to have faith in Him, God has to have faith in us and, considering the history of the human race so far, may it not be that "faith" is even more difficult for Him than it is for us?"
"The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age."
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