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You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

James Thurber

She wasn’t much to look at but she was something to think about.
JAMES THURBER

Instagram Captions Philosophy Thinking
Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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Body Count Patience Yourself
Where most of us end up there is no knowing, but the hellbent get where they are going.
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Destination Direction End Journey Path
So much has already been written about everything that you can’t find out anything about it.
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Finding Writing Yourself
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
Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.
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Attention Beautiful One Liner
Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog.
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Dog Happiness Man Strange Trouble
Writers of comedy have outlook, whereas writers of tragedy have, according to them, insight.
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Insight Tragedy Wisdom Writing
When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.
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Effective Equality Reveal Writing
Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man.
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Artist Childhood Man Remember
I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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Children Position Thinking Woman
Don’t get it right, just get it written.
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Right Writing
There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.
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Deep Glow Illumination Kind Light
Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.
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Angel Lifespan Time
Looks can be deceiving; it’s eating that’s believing.
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Appearance Believe Eat One Liner
The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
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Cake Dangerous Food Marriage One Liner Sarcasm

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

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