I write books to find out about things.
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There is no wider gulf in the universe than yawns between those on the hither and thither side of vital experience.Rebecca West
In England and America a beard usually means that its owner would rather be considered venerable than virile on the continent of Europe it often means that its owner makes a special claim to virility.
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There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence.
Rebecca West
All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life.
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Mr. James Joyce is a great man who is entirely without taste.
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Right now, the water just looks dirty, but it is safe.
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