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The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.

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The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet black bough.
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Black Crowd Face Wet
If a man isn’t willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he’s no good.
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Himself Man Opinion Risk Willing
What matters is not the idea a man holds, but the depth at which he holds it.
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Himself Hold Ideas Man
The modern artist must live by craft and violence. His gods are violent gods. Those artists, so called, whose work does not show this strife, are uninteresting.
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Artist Craft Interest Live Modern Violence
Use no word that under stress of emotion you could not actually say.
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Emotion Stress Word Yourself
When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
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Agreement Business Man Necessary Oneself
Here is our poetry, for we have pulled down the stars to our will.
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Ourselves Poetry Stars Willing
Christ can very well stand as an heroic figure. The hero need not be of wisdom all compounded. Also he is not wholly to blame for the religion that’s been foisted on to him.
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Blame Hero Himself Religion Stand Wisdom
The temple is holy because it is not for sale.
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Holy Sale Temple
Poetry must be as well written as prose.
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Literature Poetry Prose Writing
The act of bell ringing is symbolic of all proselytizing religions. It implies the pointless interference with the quiet of other people.
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Act Imply People Point Quiet Ring Symbol
Religion I have defined as “Another of those numerous failures resulting from an attempt to popularize art”.
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Art Definition Failure Myself Popular Religion
The what is so much more important than how.
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Important Reason
There is no reason why the same man should like the same books at eighteen and at forty-eight.
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Age Book Growth Man Reason
Don’t be blinded by the theorists and a lying press.
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Blind Lying Press Theory
Any damn fool can be spontaneous.
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Fools One Liner Spontaneous

The worst mistake I made was that stupid, suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism.

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