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Quotes by Writer
"I try to help people become the best possible editors of their own work, to help them become conscious of the things they do well, of the things they need to look at again, of the wells of material they have not even begun to dip their buckets into."
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"The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for the story."
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"The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them."
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"Library science was the foundation of all sciences."
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"A general flavour of mild decay but nothing local as one may say."
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"A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all."
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"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."
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"Even though we now have the half-century-old new Constitution, there is a popular sentiment of support for the old one that lives on in reality in some quarters."
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"Georgie, stop trying to resurrect the shoes. They were never alive in the first place."
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"Intuition is the very force or activity of the soul in its experience through whatever has been the experience of the soul itself."
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"I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books."
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"Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly."
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"The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence."
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"Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto."
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"You don't say, I'm going to be a writer when I grow up - at least I didn't."
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"Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties."
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"We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And there's very little we can do about that."
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"The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore."
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"This commitment to truth is something one senses more and more Americans yearning for, just as they are becoming more and more sophisticated at knowing when the truth is being obscured - an irony that seems to elude most of today's elected officials."
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"Adulthood is depressing. for me at least. i cried at the death of every illusion harder than i cried at the death of friends."
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"You must accept responsibility for your actions, but not the credit for your achievements."
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"Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding."
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"Those men are most apt to be obsequious and conciliating abroad, who are under the discipline of shrews at home."
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"Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting."
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"I find that I have about six bloggable ideas a day. I also find that writing twice as long a post doesn't increase communication, it usually decreases it. And finally, I found that people get antsy if there are unread posts in their queue."
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"Once again, I think there is little art being done that really owns up to such intense possibilities."
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"They've been practicing racism so long, it's perfect."
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"I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent."
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