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And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.

John Steinbeck

All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal.
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Animal Failure Men War
If you’re in trouble, or hurt or need – go to the poor people. They’re the only ones that’ll help – the only ones.
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Help Hurt People Poor Trouble
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Help World Yourself
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
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Last Listening Myself Rule Story
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.
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Destroy Fighting Freedom Government Greatness Limitation Religion
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Appearance Poor Roots
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
I believe that love cannot be bought except with love.
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Believe Love Myself
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Himself Human Literature Men
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Change Kind Word Writing
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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Change Hide Men
Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
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Help Reading Reality Writing
In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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Explanation Literature Lonely Trying
Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.
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Animal Couple Ideas Inspirational Wisdom

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