A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word to paper.
E. B. WHITEBooks are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people– people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book.
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I believe in dreams. People should have faith in the songs poets sing.
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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 one way to go about thinking, and the practice and habit of writing not only drain the mind but supply it, too.
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Reading is the work of the alert mind, is demanding, and under ideal conditions produces finally a sort of ecstasy.
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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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Semi-colons only prove that the author has been to college.
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Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.
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In a free country it is the duty of writers to pay no attention to duty.
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In every queen there’s a touch of floozy.
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There’s no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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The city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something.
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“What’s miraculous about a spider’s web?” said Mrs. Arable. “I don’t see why you say a web is a miracle–it’s just a web.” “Ever try to spin one?” asked Mr. Dorian.
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And then, just as Wilbur was settling down for his morning nap, he heard again the thin voice that had addressed him the night before. “Salutations!” said the voice. Wilbur jumped to his feet. “Salu-what?” he cried. “Salutations!” repeated the voice.
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I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management.
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Creation is in part merely the business of forgoing the great and small distractions.
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