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The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.

James Thurber

Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised
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Achievement Advice Art Man
The act of writing is either something the writer dreads or actually likes, and I actually like it. Even re-writing’s fun. You’re getting somewhere, whether it seems to move or not.
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Act Move Myself Writing
Reason is 6/7 of treason.
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Death One Liner Reason Treason
A false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
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Act Creation Fake Misunderstanding Thinking
Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.
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Progress Right Time
You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.
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Face Fall Yourself
Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.
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Understand Wisdom Woman Yourself
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.
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Fools People Time Yourself
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
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
The trouble with the lost generation is that it didn’t get lost enough.
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Enough Generation Lost Trouble
There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
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Deep Glow Illumination Kind Light
The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth.
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Allow Fear Humor Nation Possession Regard Suspect Writing
She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
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Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Alcohol Drink Enough Right

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