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But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?

James Thurber

Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.
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Appearance Believe Eat One Liner
Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Marriage Mutual Thinking
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
I can feel a thing I cannot touch and touch a thing I cannot feel. The first is sad and sorry, the second is your heart.
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Feeling Heart Sadness Sorry Touch Yourself
There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.
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Believe Born Leadership Poet
When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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Effective Equality Reveal Writing
One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Alcohol Drink Enough Right
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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Death Learning Man Strive Wisdom
A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
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Act Creation Fake Misunderstanding Thinking
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Face Fall Yourself
But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?
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Darkness Dreams Fear Sleep
The unicorn is a mythical beast.
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Fantasy Myth Unicorn
A burden in the bush is worth two on your hands.
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Burden Hands Worth
I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unreasonable Urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night.
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Cleaning Hands Night Reason

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