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With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.

John Steinbeck

There’s nothing in the world like that first taste of beer.
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Alcohol Taste World
People are felt rather than seen after the first few moments.
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Moments People See
Only mediocrity escapes criticism.
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Escape Life
If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Fight Military
Nearly everyone has his box of secret pain.
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Pain Secret
All great and precious things are lonely.
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Alone Greatness Lonely
Write freely and as rapidly as possible and throw the whole thing on paper.
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Paper Whole Writing
When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you’ve got two new people.
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Change Deep People Philosophy
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments
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Experience Government Hate Nation
Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.
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Ignorance Men Stupidity
Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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Goodness Growth Inspirational Struggle Worth
Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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Feeling Yourself
The great companies did not know that the line between hunger and anger is a thin line.
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Anger Company Greatness
I know now why confusion in government is not only tolerated but encouraged. I have learned. Confused people can make no clear demands.
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Confused Government People Tolerance
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you. They pick up flavors and odors like butter in a refrigerator.
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Change Kind Word Writing
Maybe the hardest thing in writing is simply to tell the truth about things as we see them.
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See Truth Writing

With all our horrors and faults, somewhere in us there is a shining.

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