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Sometimes life takes hold of one, carries the body along, accomplishes one’s history, and yet is not real, but leaves oneself as it were slurred over.

D. H. Lawrence

Instead of chopping yourself down to fit the world, chop the world down to fit yourself.
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World Yourself
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.
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Kill Soul
All hopes of eternity and all gain from the past he would have given to have her there, to be wrapped warm with him in one blanket, and sleep, only sleep. It seemed the sleep with the woman in his arms was the only necessity.
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Forever Himself Hope Necessary Past Woman
Their whole life depends on spending money, and now they’ve got none to spend. That’s our civilization and our education: bring up the masses to depend entirely on spending money, and then the money gives out.
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Civilization Education Life Money
I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself
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Myself Sorry Wild
Vitally, the human race is dying. It is like a great uprooted tree, with its roots in the air. We must plant ourselves again in the universe.
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Death Greatness Human Ourselves Race Tree
All that we know is nothing, we are merely crammed wastepaper baskets,unless we are in touch with that which laughs at all our knowing.
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Laughter Ourselves Philosophy Touch
I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze.
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Feeling Goodness Myself Writing
If only there weren’t so many other people in the world,’ he said lugubriously.
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Alone Himself People
The only rule is, do what you really, impulsively, wish to do. But always act on your own responsibility, sincerely. And have the courage of your own strong emotion.
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Act Courage Emotion Responsibility Rule Strong
They stood together in a false intimacy, a nervous contact. And he was in love with her.
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Herself Himself Love Togetherness
She was not herself–she was not anything. She was something that is going to be–soon–soon–very soon. But as yet, she was only imminent.
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Be Yourself Change Herself Improvement
But better die than live mechanically a life that is a repetition of repetitions.
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Better Death Life Live
Every true artist is the salvation of every other. Only artists produce for each other a world that is fit to live in.
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Art Live True World
If a woman hasn’t got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she’s a dry stick as a rule.
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Herself Woman
Sleep is still most perfect, in spite of hygienists, when it is shared with a beloved.
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Company Perfection

Sometimes life takes hold of one, carries the body along, accomplishes one’s history, and yet is not real, but leaves oneself as it were slurred over.

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