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Ambrose Bierce

"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."

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"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."

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Amber Hurdle

"Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding."

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"History develops, art stands still."

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"To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job."

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"You do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend to write an emotional poet, because poetry is beyond hooks and holes."

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"Music heals all forms of misery."

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"The play was a great success, but audience was a dismal failure."

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"Only sick music makes money today."

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"Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career."

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"A burglar who respects his art always takes his time before taking anything else."

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"People may think I'm trying something new by telling stories, but they're just jokes connected to give the illusion of stories. But really, I just continue using my imagination and creating. That's what I do."

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"Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues."
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"Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon."
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"Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized."
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"Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to."
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"Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice."
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"Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire."
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"Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name."
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"Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows."
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"Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage."
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