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"The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just."
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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."
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"Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply won't be got rid of."
"Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography."
"All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold."
"You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish."
"There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can't rely on any of these things to see you through. Circumstances do that."
"Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted."
"You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed."
"What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere - it is an art form in itself."
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