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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Believe Impossible Life People Trust Yourself
The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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Illusion Imagination Truth Worth
Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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Action Discussion Hero Himself Mindset State
If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
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Act Gun Introduction Weapon Yourself
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Discipline Goodness People Precise
The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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Problem Question Simplicity Solution Solve
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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Death Different Man Philosophy Wisdom
Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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Earth Life Nature Tree
The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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Absolute Fiction Honesty Truth
Man is what he believes.
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Believe Himself Man
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Break Glass Light Moon Shine
I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
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Feeling Heart Heart Broken Marvelous Myself Thinking
Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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Feeling Knowledge Language Yourself
It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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Difficult Easy Life Philosopher
My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it’s dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can’t live without it.
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Live Love Myself Neck Stone
For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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Brain God Lunch Mouth Respect
It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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Flow Freedom Himself Old Person Soul Writing
In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Change Permanent Spirit Universe
Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.
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Adventure Beautiful Body Conscious Life Live Oneself
This life of ours, human life is like a flower gloriously blooming in a meadow: along comes a goat, eats it up–no more flower.
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Flower Glorious Human Life Meadow Ourselves
I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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Animal Elephant Failure Feeling Myself Notice
If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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Cure Myself Offering People Remedy Thinking
Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Forever Important One Liner Poet Writing
If you want to work on your art, work on your life.
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Art Life Work Yourself
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Choice Drink Fine Myself Weather
Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Friendship Hate Love People Respect Unity
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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Answer Artist Question Role

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