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"To hold a pen is to be at war."

"To hold a pen is to be at war."

Voltaire, French Writer

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"One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams."

"One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams."

E. V. Lucas, English Writer

Dream, Dreams, Bed

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"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another!"

"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another!"

Gail Sheehy, American Writer

Life, Melancholy

34

"I do have trouble with titles."

"I do have trouble with titles."

Jim Harrison, American Writer

Writing, Titles, Trouble

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"The more film I watch, the more John Ford looks like a giant. His politics aren't so good, and you have to learn to accept John Wayne as an actor, but he's a poet in black and white."

"The more film I watch, the more John Ford looks like a giant. His politics aren't so good, and you have to learn to accept John Wayne as an actor, but he's a poet in black and white."

Jonathan Lethem, American Writer

Politics, Actor, Film

34

"As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you'd thought of."

"As a writer, you get to play, you get alter time, you get to come up with the smart lines and the clever comebacks you wish you'd thought of."

Iain Banks, Scottish Writer

Time, Thought, Play

34

"I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?"

"I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?"

Charles de Lint, Canadian Writer

34

"I want so much for my lover. At night when our beds are drawn close together I waken and see his dear yellow head on the pillow - sometimes his arm thrown over on my bed - and I kiss his hand, very softly so that it will not waken him."

"I want so much for my lover. At night when our beds are drawn close together I waken and see his dear yellow head on the pillow - sometimes his arm thrown over on my bed - and I kiss his hand, very softly so that it will not waken him."

Dawn Powell, American Writer

Love, Kiss, Bed, Beds, Night

34

"I have worked all my life, wanted to work all my life, needed to work all my life."

"I have worked all my life, wanted to work all my life, needed to work all my life."

Liz Carpenter, American Writer

34

"Wherever there's hope there's a trial."

"Wherever there's hope there's a trial."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Endurance, Hope, Faith, Life

34

"The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame"

"The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame"

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Brotherhood, Friendship, Adversity, Strength, Emotion

34

"There seemed to be some correlation between devotion to God and a misguided zeal for marshmallows."

"There seemed to be some correlation between devotion to God and a misguided zeal for marshmallows."

David Sedaris, American Writer

Zeal, Devotion, Irony, Religion, Humor

34

"We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of their own country, or near the coast of the Mediterranean."

"We thus see that the Greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those to the east and south of their own country, or near the coast of the Mediterranean."

Thomas Bulfinch, American Writer

People, Country

34

"Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted."

"Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted."

Garrison Keillor, American Writer

Family, Children, Eyes, Nothing

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"First, the thoughts are chosen, then the prayers are spoken. The candles are lit, then the plea is submitted. But soon after you move away, there is wax;melting, adulterating and braiding - a new constellation up on your blanks."

"First, the thoughts are chosen, then the prayers are spoken. The candles are lit, then the plea is submitted. But soon after you move away, there is wax;melting, adulterating and braiding - a new constellation up on your blanks."

Jasleen Kaur Gumber, Indian Writer

Belief, Prayer, Faith, Thought, Transformation

34

"Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help."

"Now on a personal level with things like the California Tax Commission... I really think if people started banding together and saying no to this it could snowball and that could really help."

Joe Eszterhas, Hungarian Writer

People, Tax, Help, Now

34

"How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit."

"How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit."

V. S. Pritchett, British Writer

34

"For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph."

"For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

Positive, Act, Aggression, Endurance

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"From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me."

"From the beginning, when I first got an idea for a story and wondered if I could write it, it has always been the story that has driven me."

Jean M. Auel, American Writer

Creativity, Idea, Beginning, First

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"The idea of Jewish unity, of a plan, an organization, unfortunately exists only in the brains of Hitler and Streicher."

"The idea of Jewish unity, of a plan, an organization, unfortunately exists only in the brains of Hitler and Streicher."

Stefan Zweig, Austrian Writer

Creativity, Idea, Unity

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"I'm not a politician and my other habits are good."

"I'm not a politician and my other habits are good."

Charles Farrar Browne, American Writer

34

"Not observation of a duty but liberty itself is the pledge that assures fidelity."

"Not observation of a duty but liberty itself is the pledge that assures fidelity."

Ellen Key, Swedish Writer

Duty, Fidelity, Liberty, Observation

34

"Then love knew it was called love. And when I lifted my eyes to your name, suddenly your heart showed me my way."

"Then love knew it was called love. And when I lifted my eyes to your name, suddenly your heart showed me my way."

Pablo Neruda, Chilean Writer

Revelation, Love, Recognition, Destiny, Guidance

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"I mean, I don't want to sound - of course it's very nice, people come up and say appreciative things about my work. But the loss, in terms of privacy and anonymity, is no small thing to me."

"I mean, I don't want to sound - of course it's very nice, people come up and say appreciative things about my work. But the loss, in terms of privacy and anonymity, is no small thing to me."

Todd Solondz, American Writer

Work, People, Loss, Privacy

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"Weak people cannot be sincere."

"Weak people cannot be sincere."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

Anticipation, Strength, Truth, Life, Integrity

34

"But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time."

"But at the time when he wrote, Englishmen, with the rarest exceptions, wrote only in French or Latin; and when they began to write in English, a man of genius, to interpret and improve on him, was not found for a long time."

George Saintsbury, English Writer

Time, Genius, Man

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"A person who has common knowlege can depict the casual events and the educational concepts that they learn everyday life. However, a person who has a high quotient intelligence can comprehend some critical concepts, which is unlikely for a human being with average intelligence. The method for this person to increase his/her level of intelligence is that they should be encouraged to examine or study the critical issues and difficult concepts that revolve in our current environment."

"A person who has common knowlege can depict the casual events and the educational concepts that they learn everyday life. However, a person who has a high quotient intelligence can comprehend some critical concepts, which is unlikely for a human being with average intelligence. The method for this person to increase his/her level of intelligence is that they should be encouraged to examine or study the critical issues and difficult concepts that revolve in our current environment."

Saaif Alam, Indian Writer

Knowledge, Intelligence, Truth, Wisdom, Observation

34

"Birds are the eyes of heaven, and flies are the spies of hell."

"Birds are the eyes of heaven, and flies are the spies of hell."

Suzy Kassem, American Writer

Symbolism, Birds, Heaven, Eye, Hell

34

"Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire."

"Romantic lovers require from each other at least the facade of reason: We desire to be what romantic love makes us appear in the other's eyes. We want to imagine we are deserving of the love we inspire."

Maggie Gallagher, American Writer

Love, Desire, Eyes, Lovers

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"Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities."

"Civil Rights opened the windows. When you open the windows, it does not mean that everybody will get through. We must create our own opportunities."

Mary Frances Berry, American Writer

Opportunity, Civilrights, Open, Will, Windows

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"The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time."

"The burning of an author's books, imprisonment for opinion's sake, has always been the tribute that an ignorant age pays to the genius of its time."

Joseph Lewis, American Writer

Age, Time, Genius, Books

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"The problems of our country are very fast to recognize."

"The problems of our country are very fast to recognize."

Peter Bichsel, Swiss Writer

Nation, Country, Problems

34

"Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?"

"Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?"

Charles de Lint, Canadian Writer

34

"Would you like to know your future?If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- a surprise."

"Would you like to know your future?If your answer is yes, think again. Not knowing is the greatest life motivator.So enjoy, endure, survive each moment as it comes to you in its proper sequence -- a surprise."

Vera Nazarian, American Writer

Inspirational, Future, Uncertainty, Life, Motivational

34

"The seas are the heart's blood of the earth."

"The seas are the heart's blood of the earth."

Henry Beston, American Writer

Heart, Blood, Earth

34

"Do you have a shoulder to cry on?Someone who would listen to your deepest woes without judging you?Or is it just you and the image in the mirror?"

"Do you have a shoulder to cry on?Someone who would listen to your deepest woes without judging you?Or is it just you and the image in the mirror?"

Sanhita Baruah, Indian Writer

Loneliness, Emotion, Support, Isolation

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"All of us sport an invisible sign around our necks -- 'AS IS. It means, take me as I am. I may not become what you want me to be. And I'm far, far from perfect. But I have some great qualities, too, as well as my share of faults. You will have to take me 'AS IS and I'll take you that way, too."

"All of us sport an invisible sign around our necks -- 'AS IS. It means, take me as I am. I may not become what you want me to be. And I'm far, far from perfect. But I have some great qualities, too, as well as my share of faults. You will have to take me 'AS IS and I'll take you that way, too."

Steve Goodier, American Writer

Acceptance, Imperfection, Authenticity, Relationship

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"The men who are dropped in a jungle or a desert and expected video games and got mundanity and depravity and friends dying like animals."

"The men who are dropped in a jungle or a desert and expected video games and got mundanity and depravity and friends dying like animals."

Dave Eggers, American Writer

Survival, Desperation, Humanity, Observation

34

"Treat your life like something to be sculpted."

"Treat your life like something to be sculpted."

Larry Niven, American Writer

34

"We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out."

"We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out."

Erich Maria Remarque, German Writer

Sensitivity, Madness, Existence, Chaos

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"After he was assassinated, his family and the men who had served him continued the lying and began the destruction, censoring and hiding of JFK's medical records."

"After he was assassinated, his family and the men who had served him continued the lying and began the destruction, censoring and hiding of JFK's medical records."

Richard Reeves, American Writer

Family, Medical, Men, Destruction

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"The Christian life is more than just commitment to Christ, it includes a commitment to other Christians."

"The Christian life is more than just commitment to Christ, it includes a commitment to other Christians."

Rick Warren, American Writer

Balance, Stability, Peace, Order, Reflection

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"It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank."

"It turned out in the long run that Lincoln's credit and the popular confidence that supported it were as valuable both to his creditors and himself as if the sums which stood over his signature had been gold coin in a solvent bank."

John George Nicolay, American Writer

Confidence, Credit, Gold, Popular

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"Loving someone can never be difficult, it's when you judge the other person that everything tumbles.. Loving someone is easy, so I fall, rise or fly in love over and over again.. what's difficult is being loved in return.. Unrequited love is amusing.. It's more fun when the person you love doesn't know you do.. what's difficult is when he does.. and that makes you what you'd never want to be - Vulnerable."

"Loving someone can never be difficult, it's when you judge the other person that everything tumbles.. Loving someone is easy, so I fall, rise or fly in love over and over again.. what's difficult is being loved in return.. Unrequited love is amusing.. It's more fun when the person you love doesn't know you do.. what's difficult is when he does.. and that makes you what you'd never want to be - Vulnerable."

Sanhita Baruah, Indian Writer

Love, Sensitivity, Emotion, Relationship

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"How did sex come to be thought of as dirty in the first place? God must have been a Republican."

"How did sex come to be thought of as dirty in the first place? God must have been a Republican."

Will Durst, American Writer

God, Sex, Thought, First

34

"Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred."

"Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred."

Barbara de Angelis, American Writer

34

"This planet seems to be in such sorry shape. And I can't ever think about the rest of the universe without coming back home and thinking what the implications for life here would be if we were to really have some definitive proof of extraterrestrial life."

"This planet seems to be in such sorry shape. And I can't ever think about the rest of the universe without coming back home and thinking what the implications for life here would be if we were to really have some definitive proof of extraterrestrial life."

Ann Druyan, American Writer

Home, Life, Proof, Rest

34

"The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man."

"The sky is the part of creation in which nature has done for the sake of pleasing man."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Nature, Creation, Man, Sky

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"To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man."

"To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Nature, Glory, Man

34

"I'm the scratchy stuff on the side of the matchbox. But that's fine with me. I don't mind at all. Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match."

"I'm the scratchy stuff on the side of the matchbox. But that's fine with me. I don't mind at all. Better to be a first-class matchbox than a second-class match."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Self, Identity, Contentment

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