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Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do.

Agatha Christie

Writers are diffident creatures — they need encouragement.
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Creature Encouragement Need Writing
With thought, all problems can be resolved.
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Problem Solve Thinking
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.
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Curiosity Love People Thinking Yourself
One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the grave – our own self. Get on good terms with that companion – learn to live with yourself.
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Acceptance Companion Company Friendship Goodness Grave Learning Live Yourself
An appreciative listener is always stimulating.
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Intrigue Listening
One of the luckiest things that can happen to you in life is, I think, to have a happy childhood.
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Childhood Happiness Life Luck
A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.
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Children Dare Herself Law Love Mom Path Stand World
I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming… suddenly you find – at the age of 50, say – that a whole new life has opened before you.
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Age Bloom Enjoyment Greatness Life Open Yourself
Intuition is like reading a word without having to spell it out. A child can’t do that because it has had so little experience. A grown-up person knows the word because they’ve seen it often before.
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Children Experience Growth Intuition Reading Word
It’s not a man’s working hours that are important–it’s his leisure hours. That’s the mistake we all make.
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Important Inspirational Man Mistake Wasted Time Work
Everybody said, “Follow your heart”. I did, it got broken.
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Advice Heart Heart Broken Myself
One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late.
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Knowledge Oneself Wisdom
Too much mercy often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.
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Crime Innocence Justice Mercy Need Result Victim
Fiction is founded on truth unless things did happen, people couldn’t think of them.
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Fiction People Thinking Truth
The best time to plan a book is while you’re doing the dishes.
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Best Planning Time Yourself
I married an archeologist because the older I grow, the more he appreciates me.
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Growth Marriage Myself Old Praise

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