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Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.

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He who is last had best laugh.
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End Himself Laughter
Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time, and that stillness without which literature cannot be made.
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Active Literature Lose Time Virtue World Writing
I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.
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Appearance Chance Missing Television
I am a novelist turned temporary adventurer, and I chose to write television, movies and plays for much the same reason that Henry Morgan selected the Spanish Main for his peculiar – and not dissimilar – sphere of operations.
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Adventure Movie Myself Novel Operation Play Sphere Temporary
For the record, I’m a Second World War veteran and served in the Pacific.
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Record Severe War World
Anybody who is stupid enough to want to be remembered deserves to be forgotten right now.
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Deserve Enough Stupidity
I can understand companionship.
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Companionship Understand
Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith.
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Business Country Faith Fiction Lost Writing
A racial or religious or tribal identity is a kind of fact.
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Fact Identity Kind Race Religious Tribal
Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they’re scraping the top of the barrel.
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Material Media Television Top
Since we have literally targeted our enemies, the Pentagon assumes that, sooner or later, rogues will take out our cities, presumably from spaceships.
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Assumption Enemy Ourselves Space Target
In writing and politicking, it’s best not to think about it, just do it.
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Best Thinking Writing
I am only at home in the present.
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Home Oneself Present
At any given moment, public opinion is a chaos of superstition, misinformation and prejudice.
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Chaos Moments Opinion Prejudice Public
Primarily, I am a prose writer with axes to grind, and the theatre is a good place to do the grinding in. I prefer comedy to ‘serious’ drama because I believe one can get the ax sharper on the comedic stone.
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Believe Comedy Goodness Place Stone Theatre Writing
By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he’s been bought ten times over.
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Himself Man Material President Time

Obama just came swiftly out of nowhere, which was a relief to those of us who care about the Republic, and at first he seemed a very good thing.

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