Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.
STEPHEN KINGWhat we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common.
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Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle.
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There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.
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What we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common.
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It was life, often unsatisfying, frequently cruel, usually boring, sometimes beautiful, once in a while exhilarating.
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People with a high tolerance for boredom can get a lot of thinking done.
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Optimism is a perfectly legitimate response to failure.
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When it comes to the past, everyone writes fiction.
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The past is obdurate.
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We lie best when we lie to ourselves.
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Memories are contrary things; if you quit chasing them and turn your back, they often return on their own.
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A man with a good wife is the luckiest of God’s creatures.
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We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it’s too late.
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It’s hard to let go. Even when what you’re holding onto is full of thorns, it’s hard to let go. Maybe especially then.
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A little talent is a good thing to have if you want to be a writer. But the only real requirement is the ability to remember every scar.
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Don’t give me what I ask for, give me what I need.
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