Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness when a glorious idea comes to mind and, secondly, when a last page has been written and you haven't had time to know how much better it ought to be.
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God can stand being told by Professor Ayer and Marghanita Laski that He doesn't exist.
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I remember coming across him at the Grand Canyon and finding him peevish, refusing to admire it or even look at it properly. He was jealous of it.
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Accidents, try to change them - it's impossible. The accidental reveals man.
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To show a child what once delighted you, to find the child's delight added to your own - this is happiness.
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