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#1

“The aim of literature ... is the creation of a strange object covered with fur which breaks your heart.”
― Donald Barthelme, Come Back, Dr. Caligari

tags: literature

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“A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.”
― Ring Lardner

tags: humor, writing

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#3

“Television has raised writing to a new low. ”
― Samuel Goldwyn

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#4

“Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey

tags: love

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#5

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook

tags: strength, worry

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#6

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: fantasy

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#7

“Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.”
― Sir Francis Bacon

tags: books, reading

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#8

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

tags: life, navigation

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#9

“The future is there... looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.”
― William Gibson, Pattern Recognition

tags: future

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#10

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

tags: secrets

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#11

“It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.”
― Lemony Snicket

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#12

“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong

tags: courage, talent

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#13

“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
― Rita Mae Brown

tags: humor, insanity

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#15

“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”
― Rita Mae Brown, Alma Mater

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#16

“When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.”
― Rita Mae Brown

tags: libraries, reading

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#17

“If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.”
― Rita Mae Brown

tags: procrastination

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#18

“Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.”
― Rita Mae Brown

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#19

“Writers will happen in the best of families.”
― Rita Mae Brown

tags: family, writers, writing

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#20

“If the world were a logical place, men would ride side-saddle. ”
― Rita Mae Brown

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#21

“He unzipped his pants and his brains fell out.”
― Rita Mae Brown, Venus Envy

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#22

“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts.”
― Rita Mae Brown

tags: inspirational

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#23

“Don't hope more than you're willing to work.”
― Rita mae Brown

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