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It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes.

Graham Greene

It is always of interest to know what strikes another human being as remarkable.
GRAHAM GREENE

Human Interest Strike
It is one of the strange discoveries a man can make that life, however you lead it, contains moments of exhilaration; there are always comparisons which can be made with worse times: even in danger and misery the pendulum swings.
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Dangerous Discover Leadership Life Man Misery Strange Time Worst
Sweet are the thoughts that savor of content: the quiet mind is richer than a crown.
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Content Mindset Quiet Rich Thinking
There’s a virtue in slowness, which we have lost.
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Lost Slow Virtue
The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You’re there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see – every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.
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Boredom Greatness Party People Word Writing
Every monologue sooner or later becomes a discussion.
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Discussion Talk
Sooner or later; one has to take sides. If one is to remain human.
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Human Oneself Side
One can’t love humanity. One can only love people.
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Humanity Love Oneself People
Death will come in any case, and there is a long afterwards if the priests are right and nothing to fear if they are wrong.
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Case Death Fear Priest Wrong
The next best thing to talking to her is talking about her.
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Love Relationship Talk
Pity is cruel. Pity destroys.
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Cruelty Destroy Pity
Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to escape the madness, melancholia, the panic and fear which is inherent in a human situation.
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Escape Fear Human Management Myself Situation Therapy Wonder Writing
There was always another side to a joke, the side of the victim.
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Joke Side Victim
All good novelists have bad memories.
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Bad Goodness Memories
It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes.
GRAHAM GREENE

Change Dangerous Greatness
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.
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Age Curiosity Moral Wisdom

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