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I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.

John Steinbeck

Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.
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Art Greatness Human Teacher Teaching
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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Advice Business Entrepreneur
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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Appearance Poor Roots
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass.
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Change Hide Men
You’re bound to get ideas if you go thinkin’ about stuff.
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Ideas Thinking Yourself
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.
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Himself Human Literature Men
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
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
Your audience is one single reader. I have found that sometimes it helps to pick out one person-a real person you know, or an imagined person and write to that one.
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Help Reading Reality Writing
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
When a man comes to die, no matter what his talents and influences and genius, if he dies unloved his life must be a failure to him and his dying a cold horror.
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Death Failure Love Men Talent
It’s almost impossible to read a fine thing without wanting to do a fine thing.
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Impossible Reading
I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger.
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Reality Romance War

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