The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
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I am told that today rather more than 60 per cent of the men who go to university go on a Government grant. This is a new class that has entered upon the scene. It is the white-collar proletariat. They do not go to university to acquire culture but to get a job, and when they have got one, scamp it. They have no manners and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament. Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious . They are scum.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.
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