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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

W. Somerset Maugham

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I don’t think of the past. The only thing that matters is the everlasting present.
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Everlasting Matter Past Present Think
Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.
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All Art Beautiful Beauty Perfect Richest Work
You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Action Freedom Good Know Life Thing
The future will one day be the present and will seem as unimportant as the present does now.
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Does Future Present Seen Unimportant
You’re intoxicated by the boundless space.
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Boundless Intoxicate Space
But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.
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Age Character Chosen Creature Death Fellow Grow Influence Live Men Pecualr Perhaps Realize Remarkable Strength Sweetness
To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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Anyone Bear Best Character Courage Failure Give Proof
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
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Belief Common Contrary Excercise Grow Imagination Mature More Powerful Young
We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits.
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Defect Friend Know Merit Rather
A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life.
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Children Concern Harm Life Make Mother
If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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Belief Change Forever Good Life New Will
Any society that values wealth above freedom will lose its freedom, and will ultimately lose its wealth as well
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Freedom Lose Society Ultimately Value Wealth Well
She loved three things – a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.
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Glass Handsome Love Men She Thing Three Wine
When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
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Kindness People Right Show Take Young
if you’d ever had a grown-up daughter you’d know that by comparison a bucking steer is easy to manage. And as to knowing what goes on inside her – well, it’s much better to pretend you’re the simple, innocent old fool she almost certainly takes you for.
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Buck Comparision Daughter Easy Grown Inside Know Manage Pretend Simple Steer
I recognize that I am made up of several persons and that the person that at the moment has the upper hand will inevitably give place to another. But which is the real one? All of them or none?
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All Another Hand Inevitably Made Moment None Person Place Recognize Several Upper

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