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There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.

James Thurber

Man is flying too fast for a world that is round. Soon he will catch up with himself in a great rear end collision.
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Collision Fly Greatness Man World
So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
JAMES THURBER

Finding Writing Yourself
Mutual suspicions of mental inadequacy are common during the first year of any marriage.
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Marriage Mutual Thinking
Discussion in America means dissent.
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Country Discussion
One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.
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Alcohol Drink Enough Right
The laughter of man is more terrible than his tears, and takes more forms -hollow, heartless, mirthless, maniacal.
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Heartless Laughter Man Tears Terrible
All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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Death Learning Man Strive Wisdom
Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Body Count Patience Yourself
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost.
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Cost Greatness Humor Serious Thinking
A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.
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Probability Thinking Worth
Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.
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Enough Hard Time Man Simplicity Trouble Truth
I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
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Beginning Method Myself Open Word
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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Children Position Thinking Woman
The act of writing is either something the writer dreads or actually likes, and I actually like it. Even re-writing’s fun. You’re getting somewhere, whether it seems to move or not.
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Act Move Myself Writing

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