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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.

John Steinbeck

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
The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.
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Exploration Freedom Human Mindset Value World
Socialism is just another form of religion, and thus delusional.
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Illusion Religion Socialism
A man without words is a man without thought.
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Life Men Word
Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk.
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Conversion Men World
I shall revenge myself in the cruelest way you can imagine. I shall forget it.
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Forget Imagination Revenge Way
An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There’s a punishment for it, and it’s usually crucifixion.
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Acceptable Believe Courage Hurt Lying Punishment Time
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.
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Corruption Fear Loss Power
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
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
There’s a responsibility in being a person. It’s more than just taking up space where air would be.
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Person Responsibility Space
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
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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Believe Life Myself People See
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation

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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