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"There was a writer in the '20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn't tell you what it was."
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"To get fruits from the tree branches, shake them with hands; to get fruits from men, shake them with clever ideas!"
"The greater a man's talents, the greater his power to lead astray."
"You'll live your life at the least common denominator of those you spend the most time with if you are not watchful."
"Your impact on the lives of others--your family, the people at your church, your workmates--is cultivated with each decision you make, no matter how small."
"Other people influence your life through their actions and thoughts."
"In my opinion, the author-level metric can distort a real author's citation impact. For example, an author who has an h-index = 2 obtained on the basis of two published papers of which each is cited twenty times is more influential than an author who has an h-index = 3 obtained on the basis of three published papers of which each is cited three times."
"Followers, followers. Sometimes, with some things, it's best to keep your tally down."
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"I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do."
"But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer speaks to me, but it's just so slow, I'm so terribly slow using it."
"But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me."
"There was a writer in the '20s called Christopher Morley, who I remember a little bit of, who had some influence on me, but I couldn't tell you what it was."
"I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book."
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