Democracy is itself, a religious faith. For some it comes close to being the only formal religion they have.
E. B. WHITESalutations; it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning
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Good deeds never go unpunished.
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From morning till night, sounds drift from the kitchen, most of them familiar and comforting. . . . On days when warmth is the most important need of the human heart, the kitchen is the place you can find it; it dries the wet sock, it cools the hot little brain.
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In a man’s middle years there is scarcely a part of the body he would hesitate to turn over to the proper authorities.
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There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
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Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
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Writing is an act of faith, not a trick of grammar.
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Stuart rose from the ditch, climbed into his car, and started up the road that led toward the north…As he peeked ahead into the great land that stretched before him, the way seemed long. But the sky was bright, and he somehow felt he was headed in the right direction.
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To achieve style, begin by affecting none.
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Writing is both mask and unveiling.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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A writer should concern himself with whatever absorbs his fancy, stirs his heart, and unlimbers his typewriter. … A writer has the duty to be good, not lousy: true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.
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Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had. And when you are reading a book, you and the author are alone together-just the two of you.
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The whole duty of a writer is to please and satisfy himself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one.
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It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention.
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I am always humbled by the infite ingenuity of the Lord, who can make a red barn cast a blue shadow.
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