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Only through immitation do we develop toward originality.

John Steinbeck

The craft or art of writing is the clumsy attempt to find symbols for the wordlessness.
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Art Word Writing
Ah, the prayers of the millions, how they must fight and destroy each other on their way to the throne of God.
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Fight God Philosophy Prayer
People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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People Yourself
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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Anger Growth People Soul
Man is the only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it.
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Fools Literature Man
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. And here I make a rule—a great and interesting story is about everyone or it will not last.
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Last Listening Myself Rule Story
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do, Try to be better than yourself.
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Dream Excellence Writing
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much – make it greedy, miserable and sick.
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Giving Sick Simple
And finally, in our time a beard is the one thing that a woman cannot do better than a man, or if she can her success is assured only in a circus.
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Circus Equality Women
The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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Help World Yourself
With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.
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Mistake Ourselves Shine
And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.
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Encouragement Goodness Inspirational Perfection
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
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Deep Season Summer Winter

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